Legal Opinion

Sanford v. Head

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1855PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the Third Judicial District, Monterey County. The defendant, Head, was administrator upon the estate of Jose M. Sanchez, deceased. Merritt was the Probate Judge of Monterey County. The suit was a bill in Chancery, for the benefit of heirs, to set aside certain proceedings in the Probate Court. A statement of facts sufficient for a full understanding of the case, will be found in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtBryan, J.

Murray, C. J., concurred.

In this cause, appellants in the Court below file their bill, setting up, amongst other things, that they are interested in the estate of one Jose M. Sanchez, deceased; and that an order was obtained from the Pro*298bate Judge of the County of Monterey, ordering them to pay over to Head, the administrator of the estate, the sum of $8,200.

It is further alleged by the complainants, that proceedings were commenced against the administrator at a subsequent period, the object of which was the removal of the administrator from office, and that whilst those proceedings were…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bacon v. BaconCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Manion v. FahyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Aldrich v. WillisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
  4. Deck v. GerkeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859
  5. Hanley v. Hanley, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco1895

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