Estate of Thornton
Supreme Court of California
33 P.2d 1 (1934)
Relevant factsFree
Mrs. Thornton (plaintiff) claimed entitlement to one-half of her deceased husband William's community property under the state probate code, and further argued that a state civil code provision converting out-of-state separate property into California community property upon a spousal domicile change should apply to expand the scope of includable community assets.
IssueFree
Whether a law providing that separate property acquired in another state, which would have been community property if acquired in California, becomes community property upon the owner spouse's transfer of domicile to California is constitutional.