Farnham v. Gordon
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco denying a- petition to revoke letters of administration to the public administrator and to issue letters to the petitioner. Carroll Cook, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLorigan, J.
On October 25, 1900, Eliza E. Gordon died intestate in the city and county of San Francisco, leaving an estate therein, and thereafter letters of administration thereon were duly granted to the respondent as public administrator.
On December 2, 1902, the appellant, Elisha F. Gordon, filed a petition for revocation of the letters granted to respondent, and for the issuance of letters to himself.
His petition set forth that he was a brother of the deceased, a resident of the state of California, over the age of twenty-one years, and contained the usual statements of the death of deceased…
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