Tompkins v. Weeks
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the Probate Court, Tehama County. Weeks, Johnston, and Morrison stated in their written exceptions to the account of the administrator that they were creditors of the deceased. The contestants appealed from the order of the Probate Court allowing the items objected to. The other facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sawyer, J.
On the 9th of October, 1862, the respondent, Tompkins, as administrator of P. L. Miner, deceased, filed his first annual account, and asked that a day for the settlement be appointed and his account allowed. A day having been appointed for the purpose, the appellants, Weeks, Johnston and Morrison, appeared and filed exceptions to certain items charged by the administrator in his account, alleging themselves to be creditors of the estate. The administrator objected to the filing of their exceptions, and moved to strike them out, on the ground “ that it does not appear…
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