Legal Opinion
Hornaday v. Hornaday
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 1949No. Civ. 17209; Civ. 17208; Civ. 17274; Civ. 17273PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*387MOORE, P. J.
The question for decision is whether attorney’s fees paid by the guardian of a minor’s estate for services in effecting the removal of his predecessor in office may be recovered from the personal representative of such predecessor.
In September, 1942, P. Paul Hornaday was duly appointed guardian of the estates and persons of Patricia and Ronald Leach, minors. On November 11, 1944, he was removed as guardian of each estate by order of the court and was ordered to turn over to Mae McCallom as special guardian all the assets and records of each estate. Subsequently, the orders…
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