Legal Opinion

Chaquette v. Ortet

California Supreme Court

Decided June 26, 1882No. 7,123PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Jean Ortet, from a judgment for the plaintiff, in the Superior Court of the City and Comity of San Francisco.

1Opinion of the Court

Ross, J.:

Eugene Herteman died intestate. T. A. Mitchell was appointed administrator of his estate, and the appellant became surety on his bond. Mitchell died intestate, without having filed any account of his administration of Herteman’s estate, and Elizabeth Mitchell was appointed administratrix of the estate of T. A. Mitchell. Subsequently a bill in equity was filed by the respondent herein, as administrator of the estate of Herteman against Elizabeth Mitchell, administratrix, for an accounting of the doings of T. A. Mitchell as administrator of the estate of Herteman. To this bill the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stovall v. BanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  2. Allen v. TiffanyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1878
  3. In re Estate of SchroederCalifornia Supreme Court · 1873

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Cook v. CeasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Alexander v. HammarbergCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
  3. In re Estate of SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Donnell v. DansbySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  5. In re AllgierCalifornia Supreme Court · 1884

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