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California Community Property Keyed to Carrillo, 11th Ed.
Spreckels v. Spreckels
Citation:
158 P. 537 (1916)Facts
Claus Spreckels and Anna C. Spreckels married on July 11, 1852, and resided in California until Claus’s death on December 26, 1908. Anna died on February 15, 1910. They had five children: plaintiffs Claus A. Spreckels, Rudolph Spreckels, and Emma C. Ferris, and defendants John D. Spreckels and Adolph B. Spreckels. Between 1896 and 1905, Claus gifted approximately $25 million in community property to John and Adolph without Anna’s written consent, leaving approximately $10 million at his death. Claus’s will stated he made no provision for John and Adolph because he had already given them a large part of his estate. Seven months after Claus’s will was probated, Anna executed her own will giving her entire estate to the three plaintiff children and intentionally excluding John and Adolph, stating her husband had already given them a large part of his estate. Anna retained this will unrevoked until her death.
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