Whalen v. Smith
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Mandate directed to Prank H. Smith, Judge of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This is a proceeding to compel the defendant, as judge of the superior court, to render judgment in the matter of the action to determine heirship in the estate of George Roach, deceased, entitled Martin Whalen et al. v. Joshua B. Webster et al., in accordance with the decision of this court on appeal therein, as reported in 159 Cal. 260, [113 Pac. 373], and without taking further evidence upon the issue as to the number of surviving children of Thomas Roach, a deceased brother of said George Roach.
The contention of the petitioners is that the appeal in Whalen v. Webster was from a part,…
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