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Dahlgren v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 13, 1908No. Civ. No. 508PublishedCited by 26 opinions

CERTIORARI to annul an order of the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County, appointing a special administrator of the estate of Ellen Colton, deceased. Lucas F. Smith, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Charles M. Cassin, Bart Burke, and Marcel E. Cerf, for Petitioner.

1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.

This is an original proceeding upon certiorari, having for its purpose to obtain the judgment of this court, annulling an order made by the superior court of Santa Cruz county, appointing the First Federal Trust Company, a corporation, special administrator of the Estate of Ellen M. Col-ton, deceased. Upon the filing of the petition by Caroline Colton Dahlgren, praying for the writ, the same was issued out of this court, and a return thereto was in due time made.

The facts of the case are briefly these: A petition for the probate of the will of Ellen M. Colton having been filed in the superior…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. The People v. . SturtevantNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
  2. Ex Parte Tobias WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
  3. Fisher v. . HepburnNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  4. White v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Buckley v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by26 opinions

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