Guardianship of Snowball
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Tolo County appointing a mother guardian of the estates of her minor children and denying a petition of their aunt to be appointed guardian of their persons and estates. E. E. Gad-dis, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSloss, J.
Aldanita Ann Snowball and Carmen Snowball are minor children of Milton S. Snowball, now deceased, and of the respondent Winnette Squires, who, after having been divorced from Milton S. Snowball, was married to Lowell Squires. Each of the children is under fourteen years of age.
Milton S. Snowball died in January, 1908, leaving a will, under the terms of which his children were named as beneficiaries. On June lb, 1908, Lentie C. Snowball (sister of Milton S.) filed her petition praying that she be appointed guardian of the persons and estates of the said minors. Mrs. Squires, the mother of the…
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