Estate of Straus
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco for partial distribution of the estate of a deceased person. J. Y. Coffey, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLori Gan, J.
Letters testamentary were granted to the appellant, George B. Mowry, as executor of the will of deceased, on April 9, 1895, and by the terms of the will all the estate of decedent was left to his widow. At the time of his death the deceased was engaged in the hide, skin, and tallow business, which business, together with some money on deposit in bank and solvent debts, represented the whole of his estate, which in its entirety was appraised at the sum of $4,118.78.
After his appointment, the executor, for about a year, continued actively to manage and conduct the business of the deceased,…
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