Pennie v. Superior Court of San Francisco

— This is an original proceeding here by certiorari, brought to review and annul an order of the superior court requiring petitioner, as administrator of Thomas Blythe, deceased, to pay a large sum of money to Florence Blythe. The latter had brought an action, under section 1664 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to have herself decreed to be the adopted child and heir of said Blythe, deceased; and on October 22, 1890, a decree had been entered by the superior court (respondent here) declaring her to be such adopted child and heir. From that decree certain defendants — known generally as the “…