ESTATE OF STEPHENSON

Docket No. 28241.

235 Cal.App.2d 326 (1965)

45 Cal. Rptr. 121

Estate of HARRY ALEXANDER STEPHENSON, Deceased. ALYCE MAE SMITH, Claimant and Appellant, v. CLARICE E. DULIN MUSSER et al., Claimants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

June 23, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David N. Barry III for Claimant and Appellant.

Coit I. Hughes for Claimants and Respondents.


FLEMING, J.

[1a] Harry Stephenson died of a heart attack in 1961, leaving an estate of personal property, consisting mostly of securities, and a holographic document dated September 22, 1944, written on the flyleaf of a prayer book, reading:

"22 Sept. 1944 — R.B. No time left — This could be it — After 5 days (years) of action — If necessary please return my Good Book and all possessions to my Aunt Alyce Mae Smith...

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