Legal Opinion

Hicks v. Varian

California Supreme Court

Decided January 12, 1899No. S. F. No. 852PublishedCited by 5 opinions

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Humboldt County settling the final account of administration of the estate of a deceased person. E. W. Wilson, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

THE COURT.

This is a contest between two sisters, on unfriendly terms with each other, about amounts due them as administratrices of the estate of their deceased father, Green-grove Dudley, and about some attorneys’ fees. The amount of the commissions is three hundred and eight dollars and eight *257cents, all of which is claimed by appellant, as well as a fee for her attorney of two hundred and fifty dollars. The court below divided the commissions between the two, and allowed to each one hundred and fifty-two dollars and fifty-four cents. It also deducted fifty dollars from the amount of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re Estate of CoutsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Pennie v. RoachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of PetersonIdaho Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Estate of MorganCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
  3. Estate of ScottCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1905
  4. Estate of Tessier, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco1895
  5. Gerrish v. ChamberlainCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1905

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