Brezzo v. Brangero

Plaintiff, as executrix of the last will of Margherita Brangero, deceased, brought this action to . recover the sum of $320.70, which the appellant, the surviving husband of the deceased, withdrew from the Bank of Italy, after his wife’s death, upon filing the affidavit provided for in section 1454 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and without procuring letters of administration. In such affidavit the defendant stated that he was the surviving husband of the deceased and that the total amount left by her on deposit in all the banks of the state of California at the time of her death did not…