Legal Opinion

Merrifield v. Longmire

California Supreme Court

Decided November 28, 1884No. 7,808PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a decree of distribution of the Superior Court of the county of Solano. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMyrick, J.

-The court below made a decree settling the account of the administrator, and distributing the estate. From this decree the administrator, as administrator, appealed to this court.

1. In settling the account, the court found that the sum of $5,540.61, assets of the estate, had been, used by the administrator in his own business and for his own profit, and charged him with interest at the rate of seven per cent, per annum, with annual rests. This finding is attacked for want of evidence to sustain it. We think the court was clearly justified in charging the administrator with the interest.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bates v. RybergCalifornia Supreme Court · 1871
  2. In re Estate of MarreyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1884

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re Jennings' EstateMontana Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Murphy v. O'ConnorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  3. In re Eakins' Estate v. EakinsMontana Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Agnew v. AgnewSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1928
  5. In re Dewar's EstateMontana Supreme Court · 1891

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