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Thompson v. Bell

California Supreme Court

Decided February 3, 1904No. S.F. No. 3564PublishedCited by 12 opinions

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco settling the final account of a special administratrix. J. V. Coffey, Judge.

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APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco settling the final account of a special administratrix. J. V. Coffey, Judge. In addition to the facts stated in the opinion of the court, the record shows that the sole surviving executor of the will of Thomas Bell, deceased, was suspended March 23, 1900, and removed May 5, 1900, and that on March 23,1900, Teresa Bell was appointed special administratrix, and rendered her final account February 10, 1902, which included payments made by her to herself since March 23, 1900, on account of family allowances unpaid…

1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.

This is an appeal by certain creditors of the estate of Thomas Bell, deceased, from the order of court settling the final account of the special administratrix of the estate. The attack upon the account goes to the allowance to the special administratrix of payments amounting to over twenty thousand dollars, made to herself as widow of the deceased upon account of family allowance.

Upon January 12, 1893, and before the return of the inventory in the matter of the estate of the deceased, the court made its order directing that the sum of two thousand dollars per month should be paid to Teresa…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re estate of LuxCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Crew v. PrattCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Estate of BellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In Re Wilson's EstateMontana Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Dougherty v. DoughertyMontana Supreme Court · 1906
  3. In Re Estate of BellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
  4. In re Estate of MurphyMontana Supreme Court · 1920
  5. In Re Estate of EilertCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933

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