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Estate of Nielson
California Court of Appeal
105 Cal. App. 3d 796, 165 Cal. Rptr. 319 (1980)
Facts
Before he died, Lloyd Nielson crossed out dispositive provisions of his will leaving his estate to several charities and added new charities (defendants) between the lines he had crossed out. The original will was typewritten. The changes were handwritten and initialed in the margins. The will’s original date was crossed out and replaced with the date of these changes. Lloyd designated the will a revision and signed and dated it at the top and bottom of the will. The charities sought to have the will probated. Lloyd’s uncle and closest heir, Arthur Nielson (plaintiff), contested the will’s validity. The trial court ruled in favor of the charities. Arthur appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Staniforth, J.)
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