Malaspino v. Superior Court

SCHOTTKY, J. pro tem.

Harry B. Riley, as State Controller of the State of California, commenced an action in the Justice’s Court of Sacramento Township, against the administrator of the estate of Theresa Guiffra, deceased, petitioner herein, to recover the sum of $896.13, upon a claim filed by the Department of Institutions against said estate, for the care and maintenance of an incompetent daughter of said deceased, in a state hospital. The administrator demurred to the complaint, which demurrer was overruled, an answer was filed, and, upon trial, the justice’s court rendered judgment in…