Legal Opinion
Pay Less Drug Stores v. Bechdolt
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 1979No. Civ. 17779PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PARAS, J.
The issue to be determined by this appeal is whether a suit for rescission of an executed land sale contract against personal representatives of a deceased seller is a claim “arising upon contract” within the purview of Probate Code section 707, subdivision (a). With exceptions not here relevant, that section specifies that “all claims arising upon contract, whether they are due, not due, or contingent, . . . must be filed or presented within the time [4 months] limited in the notice [to creditors] ... and any claim not so filed or presented is barred forever ...
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dabney v. PhilleoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- Estate of Dutard v. Bank of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
- Sprague v. WaltonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
- Back v. FarnsworthCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
- O'Donnell v. LutterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Adams v. JankouskasSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Taylor Associates v. Diamant (In Re Advent Management Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Walton v. WaltonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
- PSM Holding Corp. v. National Farm Financial Corp.District Court, C.D. California · 2010
- Ameris Bank v. 2 Sons Trucking LLCDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2025
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