Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Dorris

California Supreme Court

Decided March 12, 1892No. 14520PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco granting Tetters of administration. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Temple, C.

This appeal is taken by the public administrator from an order granting letters of administration to the nominee of the non-resident widow of the deceased.

The only question involved is as to the construction of sections 1365 and 1369 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and appellant contends that this question “ has never been squarely presented to the supreme court, and that therefore Estate of Cotter, 54 Cal. 215, which has been the authority for the ruling of our courts, and upon which authority the supreme court has rendered its decision in Estate of Stevenson, 72 Cal. 164, does not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re Estate of CotterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
  2. Estate of Stevenson v. RoachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Abrahams v. HosselkusCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Blackburn v. BlackburnMontana Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Schoonover v. BirnbaumCalifornia Supreme Court · 1906
  4. In Re the Estate of OlceseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Hollywood Lumber Co. v. LoveCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909

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