CROOK v. CONTRERAS

Nos. H021933, H021934.

116 Cal.Rptr.2d 319 (2002)

95 Cal.App.4th 1194

Marlyn A. CROOK, as Trustee, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. Louie G. CONTRERAS, as Trustee, etc., Defendant and Appellant. Estate of Florence L. Kouba, Deceased. Marlyn A. Crook, Petitioner and Respondent, v. Louie G. Contreras, Objector and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

Rehearing Denied February 26, 2002.

Review Denied May 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Patiky Miller, Weinberg, Ziff & Miller, Palo Alto, James H. Dozier, Dozier & Dozier, Los Altos, for Appellant Louie G. Contreras.

Michael G. Desmarais, Campbell, for Respondent Marlyn A. Crook.


MIHARA, J.

Appellant Louie G. Contreras (hereafter Contreras) has two appeals before this court regarding the same set of 1998 documents signed by the decedent. In one appeal (H021934), he claims that these documents are valid codicils to the decedent's 1988 will exercising her power of appointment over assets in a 1988 trust. In the other appeal (H021933), he argues that these same documents are valid amendments to...

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