State Supreme Court / Cal.

Estate of Thornton

Decided May 17, 1934. John W. Preston wrote the opinion for the court.

1 Cal. 2d 1 · Cited 50 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Delta & Pine Land Co. · 292 U.S. 143
In Re the Estate of Frees · 201 P. 112
In Re Estate of Drishaus · 249 P. 515
Spreckels v. Spreckels · 158 P. 537
Stewart v. Stewart · 249 P. 197
Roberts v. Wehmeyer · 218 P. 22
Estate of Arms · 199 P. 1053
McKay v. Lauriston · 269 P. 519
In Re Estate of Niccolls · 129 P. 278
Frost v. Railroad Commission · 240 P. 26
Phillips v. Phillips · 263 P. 1017
Burrows v. Burrows · 68 P. 488
In Re Estate of Boselly · 175 P. 4
Kraemer v. Kraemer · 52 Cal. 302
Bruggemeyer v. Zimmerman · 2 P.2d 534
Scott v. Remley · 6 P.2d 536

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