California Court of Appeal

A distribution request in the final account of a probate estate, seeking distribution of certain litigation proceeds to the beneficiaries who funded the litigation rather than to all the residuary beneficiaries of the estate, was not an attempt to frustrate the testator's intent and did not violate the no contest clause of the testator's will.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2003
• Published 04/11/2003

Judges

• BOLAND, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Sacks, Glazier, Franklin & Lodise, Robert N. Sacks and Matthew W. McMurtrey, Los Angeles, for Petitioners and Appellants., Copenbarger & Associates, Paul D. Copenbarger, Santa Ana, and Jacqueline D. DeWarr, for Objector and Appellant.