ESTATE OF ROBBINS

Docket No. L.A. 26196.

57 Cal.2d 718 (1962)

371 P.2d 573

21 Cal. Rptr. 797

Estate of JACK ROBBINS, Deceased. IRVINE ROBBINS, as Administrator with the Will Annexed, Petitioner and Appellant, v. LEE MISHKIN, Claimant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 21, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brock, Fleishman & Rykoff and Hugh R. Manes for Petitioner and Appellant.

John T. McTernan, David B. Finkel, A.L. Wirin and Fred B. Okrand as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner and Appellant.

Pacht, Ross, Warne & Bernhard, Clore Warne, Harvey M. Grossman and Ira E. Bilson for Claimant and Respondent.


TRAYNOR, J.

In his will the testator divided his estate into Fund A consisting of "cash, securities and money in the bank" and Fund B consisting of "a parcel of real estate situated in Los Angeles, California, and improved with two (2) single family residences, together with furniture, fixtures, personal belongings and library contained therein." He directed that the assets comprising Fund B be sold and the cash distributed to three named trustees in trust. "The income...

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