Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Smith

California Supreme Court

Decided October 4, 1897No. S. F. No. 990PublishedCited by 17 opinions

APPEAL from an order of tbe Superior Court of tbe City and County of San Francisco- settling tbe account of an executor. J. Y. Coffey, Judge. Tbe facts are stated in tbe opinion of tbe court.

1Opinion of the CourtTemple, J.

This is an appeal by tbe executor from a decree settling tbe executor’s third account and directing him to *463pay a certain family allowance. Tbe decedent died testate October 17, 1892, having named Leon Sloss executor. Sloss qualified as executor November 16, 1892.

The testator leit a vineyard in Fresno county of one hundred ' and twenty-five acres. The vines were four years old. The executor toot possession and during the ensuing year—1893— expended in pruning, plowing, cultivating, and irrigating it $4858.84.

During the year 1894 he expended for the same purposes $757.91, and in connection with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re Estate of MooreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1881
  2. Tompkins v. WeeksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
  3. In re the Estate of KnightCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Estate of BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Estate of King v. KingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Estate of KesslerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Ring v. LundSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  5. Warner Bros. v. FreudCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901

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