Family,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 6, 2021
Stepdaughter can’t prove tycoon promised her a golf course
Christina Cortese’s “‘weakest and most unsatisfactory’ evidence is moreover uncorroborated by evidence that would be expected had the purported promises been made,” San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. wrote in his June 28 statement of decision.




A woman failed to convince a judge that she should inherit a golf course and assets worth up to $300 million because of alleged oral promises made by her stepfather.
Christina Cortese's "'weakest and most unsatisfactory' evidence is moreover uncorroborated by evidence that would be expected had the purported promises been made," San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard ...
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