ESTATE OF WELCH

Docket No. L.A. 22681.

43 Cal.2d 173 (1954)

272 P.2d 512

Estate of MYRTLE F. WELCH, Deceased. ARTHUR A. FAIRCHILD, Appellant, v. GERALDINE F. ADAMS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

July 2, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Jarrott and LeRoy Thomas for Appellant.

Austin, Austin, Jones & Chaffee for Respondent.


SPENCE, J.

This is an appeal by proponent Arthur A. Fairchild from a judgment denying probate of a will and codicil.

Myrtle F. Welch died December 22, 1951. She was a widow at the time of death, her husband having died January 21, 1947. She had no children. Her heirs at law and next of kin were two brothers and a sister. By a will dated February 27, 1947, she left all her property to one brother, Arthur A. Fairchild; and by a codicil dated December 26, 1949...

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