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ESTATE OF BAIRD

Docket No. D005443.

196 Cal.App.3d 957 (1987)

242 Cal. Rptr. 246

Estate of PIERRE BAIRD, Deceased. EMILY BAIRD, as Executrix, etc., Petitioner and Respondent, v. VIOLET DuFRIEND, Claimant and Appellant.

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

December 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Michael L. Jimmink for Claimant and Appellant.

Wayne L. McCabe for Petitioner and Respondent.

OPINION

TODD, J.

Violet DuFriend, the mother of decedent Pierre Baird, attacks the appointment of Emily Baird, her son's widow, as executrix of the estate. The principal issues on appeal are whether the proceeds of a Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688) settlement are an asset of the decedent's estate and whether DuFriend has standing to pursue this action.

FACTS

Pierre Baird and Patricia Elmore were married on March...

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