TORRES v. TORRES

No. B179146.

37 Cal.Rptr.3d 754 (2006)

135 Cal.App.4th 870

Robert TORRES, Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant, v. Albert A. TORRES, Defendant, Cross-defendant and Respondent; Takako Torres, Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent.

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

January 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred A. Calabro, Glendale, for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Defendant, Cross-defendant and Respondent.

Stephen Shepard, Anaheim, for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent.


JOHNSON, J.

In this case we hold a valid power of attorney may be created even though in using the statutory form the principal places an X instead of her initials next to the line conferring the powers.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

The facts are undisputed.

Josephine Torres executed two documents on the same day. The first document was a will leaving her estate to her nephews Albert and Raymond Torres. The second document was a power of attorney...

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