Andrade v. Azevedo

Subrogation.—Funeral expenses paid by heir. Liability of Estate for.

Plaintiff and respondent bases her cause of action on the doctrine of subrogation. The facts show that Manuel Francisco Azevedo died intestate, leaving four children all between the ages of forty and fifty years. They are Inez Andrade, plaintiff and respondent herein, Isabella Perry, Manuel Francisco Azevedo, Jr., and J. F. Azevedo, appellant and defendant herein. Shortly before his death the father told his daughter Inez Andrade that he wanted her to take charge of his affairs after his death. On the evening following their…