On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in Estate of Duke, which was argued on the late-May calendar. We could see a precedent shift in Duke, which raises the issue whether the “four corners” rule (see Estate of Barnes (1965) 63 Cal.2d 580) should be reconsidered in order to permit drafting errors in a will to be reformed consistent with clear and convincing extrinsic evidence of the decedent’s intent.
The opinion can be viewed Monday starting at 10:00 a.m.
