IN RE MENDOZA'S ESTATE

No. 4292.

356 P.2d 13 (1960)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Victoria Rosalez MENDOZA, also known as Victoria Baez, Deceased. Mary CHAVEZ and John F. Mendoza, Proponents of the Will of Victoria Rosalez Mendoza, also known as Victoria Baez, Deceased, Appellants, v. Lucy MENDOZA, Estefana Chavez, Amelia Saldana and Carlota Galindo, Contestants, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

October 12, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Foley and Foley Brothers, Las Vegas, for appellants.

Christensen, Bell & Morris, Robert E. Jones, Las Vegas, for respondents.


BADT, Justice.

The court below denied probate of the will of Victoria Rosalez Mendoza, and the proponents of the will have appealed. Mary Chavez, one of the proponents, is a surviving daughter, and John F. Mendoza, the other proponent, is the son of a deceased child. These two are the sole beneficiaries of the will and are named as executors. The four respondents, who successfully opposed the probate of the will, are surviving daughters of the testatrix.

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