J. Paul asked her to sign until she obtained J. Paul's assurance that he would see to it that the inequality was eliminated.    Getty I was "friendly" litigation which was decided eleven days after the complaint was filed.  As a result of the lawsuit, the 1934 trust was declared irrevocable on May 31, 1940.


8
Soon after the 1934 trust was declared irrevocable, J. Paul's attorneys drafted a new will for Sarah.  Correspondence between David Hecht (attorney for J. Paul and Getty Oil), David Staples (in-house counsel for Getty Oil), and Thomas Dockweiler (attorney for J. Paul and Sarah) in June, July, and August 1940 ("the Hecht letters") dealt with Sarah's will and the inequality.


9
On August 7, 1940, Sarah executed a new will.  Inin 1948, when he was eighteen years old.  When Ronald spoke to J. Paul about the inequality, J. Paul assured him that he intended to eliminate it.  J. Paul gave Ronald similar assurances periodically thereafter.


11
J. Paul died on June 5, 1976, leaving an estate valued at about $760 million.  Ronald was named one of the three co-executors of J. Paul's will and collected an executor's fee of about $4,350,000.  The other co-executors were Gordon and Title Insurance and Trust Company.  In his will, J. Paul left Ronald 2,000 shares of Getty Oil stock valued at the date of his death at about $330,000, some personal effects, and a life interest in a home in Italy.  J. Paul's other sons received only nominal