probate action

Vexatiousness in Probate Actions are governed by a different standard (Cal.

The Jackson family filed a preemptive probate action in the Los Angeles Superior Court, based on the allegation that Jackson died "intestate," without a valid will.

The deputy judge had before him a probate action in which the first defendant, Mr. Clive Smith, sought to obtain probate of a manuscript document bearing the date 18 April 1986, and said to be a testamentary disposition made by the deceased, Mr. Percy Winterbone.