ESTATE OF WILSON

Docket No. A030471.

183 Cal.App.3d 67 (1986)

227 Cal. Rptr. 794

Estate of MILBURN WARREN WILSON, Deceased. RUTH WILSON, Petitioner and Respondent, v. BILLY W. BOWENS et al., Objectors and Appellants.

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

July 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Gregory Wilcox, Deborah Lynn Holmes and Roberts & Stokes for Objectors and Appellants.

Suzanne E. Good and Galinsky & Good for Petitioner and Respondent.


OPINION

KING, J.

In this case we hold that when a spouse deposits community property funds in a bank account in his name as trustee for a third person, upon that spouse's death only one-half of the community property in the account is transmitted to the third person. The other one-half, being the surviving spouse's share of community property, goes to the survivor even though he or she...

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