Schneider v. State Board of Equalization

The appellant is the administrator of the estate of Jack Schneider, deceased. Among the assets of the estate were eleven airplanes which the deceased had used in his lifetime in connection with a school to teach students the art of flying. With permission of the court that part of the decedent’s business which consisted in the operation of this school was continued for a time by the administrator. The permission thus granted by the court did not include the right to conduct a mercantile business or to sell anything. In due course, it was decided to discontinue this flying school and to sell…