[blueplum]

California law unfortunately - I have heard some say that they throw the whole will out and start over...presumably they appoint a bank

i vote for River City bank - not national, and not special interest !

[Sacajaweau]

I believe they can look to previous wills for guidance. It's been my feeling all along that there WAS a previous will and it named Virgie as both the Guardian for Daniel and co-executor...the other being Anna's aunt.

I don't believe Howard will pursue the Marshall case further because I think it's dead in the water and has been despite the "supposed win" in the Supreme Court.

Go back and you'll find that Anna said that Old Man Marshall "wished" her to have lotsa, lotsa money. Her diary statement that Marshall bothered her with phone calls says a lot. He was a living annoyance in her life. She "wished"......