ESTATE OF PEZZOLA

Docket No. 48805.

112 Cal.App.3d 752 (1980)

169 Cal. Rptr. 464

Estate of GLENN D. PEZZOLA, Deceased. CHERYL V. PEZZOLA, as Administratrix, etc., Petitioner and Respondent, v. THOMAS PEZZOLA et al., Objectors and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

November 28, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

O'Gara & McGuire, Donald F. Drummond and Nancy E. Perham for Objectors and Appellants.

Milton Berry Scott for Petitioner and Respondent.


OPINION

RACANELLI, P.J.

Section 640 of the Probate Code (to which all section references herein are made) authorizes setting aside a decedent's estate to the surviving spouse where "the net value of the whole estate" is no greater than $20,000.1 The central issue on appeal is whether the decedent's community property interest, which passed to the surviving...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases