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ESTATE OF DUKE

No. S199435.

61 Cal.4th 871 (2015)

190 Cal.Rptr.3d 295

352 P.3d 863

Estate of IRVING DUKE, Deceased. SEYMOUR RADIN et al., Petitioners and Respondents, v. JEWISH NATIONAL FUND et al., Claimants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

July 27, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oldman, Cooley, Sallus, Gold, Birnberg & Coleman, Susan Cooley ; Rodriguez, Horii, Choi & Cafferata, Reynolds Cafferata ; Benedon & Serlin, Gerald Serlin , Douglas Benedon ; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robin Meadow , Robert A. Olson and Jeffrey E. Raskin for Claimants and Appellants.

Sacks, Glazier, Franklin & Lodise, Margaret Lodise ; Snell & Wilmer, Haynes and Boone and Mary-Christine Sungaila for Petitioners and Respondents.

OPINION

Irving Duke prepared a holographic will providing that, upon his death, his wife would inherit his estate and that if he and his wife died at the same time, specific charities would inherit his estate. The handwritten will, however, contained no provision addressing the disposition of his estate if...

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