Legal Opinion

Painter v. Estate Painter

California Supreme Court

Decided January 27, 1886No. 9964PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior-Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the-opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Foote, C.

— The plaintiff, at the time of the death of the decedent, Jerome B. Painter, against whose estate and the executors of whose will this action was brought, was his partner, doing business under the firm name of Painter & Go. J. B. Painter died on the sixth day of February, 1883, leaving a will, which was admitted to probate on the thirteenth of April of the same year. The will was of date March 11, 1864, a codicil being added thereto ten years after.

The plaintiff, by the will, was named one of its executors. Pie was also made a legatee thereunder, and appropriated to his own use, it…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Mares v. MaresMontana Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Silver v. EakinsMontana Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Painter v. PainterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
  4. In re the Estate of SauerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1915
  5. Pritchard v. Mercantile Trust Co.California Court of Appeal · 1924

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