This part does not affect the rights of any person who, before rights under this part have been adjudicated, purchases from the killer for value and without notice property which the killer would have acquired except for this part, but the killer is liable for the amount of the proceeds or the value of the property.
Cal. Prob. Code § 255
EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 51 Cal. App. 4th 843 - Lozano v. Scalier (1996)
Most recently applied in Piper v. Gooding & Co. (August 2018)
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.