Legal Opinion
Board of Regents State Universities v. Davis
California Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 1975No. L.A. 30326PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TOBRINER, J.
Plaintiff Board of Regents State Universities, State of Wisconsin, appeals from a judgment on the pleadings in defendant’s favor in an action to collect from the estate of a. former conservatee, now deceased, a claim for $150,000. The question presented is whether the imposition of a conservatorship without a finding of incompetency deprives the conservatee of the capacity to contract. We conclude that, subject to the limitations of Probate Code section 1858, it does not.
On August 25, 1967, defendant Ralph Davis, Jr., petitioned for appointment as conservator of the estate…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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