Legal Opinion

San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County

California Supreme Court

Decided April 7, 1897No. S. F. No. 565PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Certiorari to review an order of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County directing a citation to issue in a proceeding for the revocation of the probate of a will. John Reynolds and W. Gr. Lorigan, Judges. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.

Certiorari to review an order of the superior court directing a citation to issue to petitioner, the said San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum, in a pending proceeding for the revocation of the probate of a will.

The facts necessary to be stated are these: Edward Barron died on the twenty-fourth day of November, 1893, leaving an estate worth nearly two million dollars, and a 'will which was probated on January 5,1894. On the 9th of April, 1894, within a year after the probate of the will, George Barron, a son of the deceased, filed in said superior court a petition to revoke the probate of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re the Probate of the Will of GouraudNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  2. Fanning v. FoleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Bacigalupo v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  4. In re Phalen's WillNew York Supreme Court · 1889
  5. In re the Will of LaytinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1896

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Estate of PalmCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
  2. Voyce v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  3. In Re Estate of SimmonsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Carroll v. CarrollCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
  5. Bell v. San Francisco Savings UnionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908

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