Main v. Hadfield
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Frater, J., entered July 1, 1905, in favor of an administrator, requiring the defendant to answer interrogatories touching property of the estate alleged to he in his possession, and committing him to jail for refusal to answer.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the judge of the superior court of King county, requiring appellant to answer interrogatories in a special proceeding, and from an order committing him to jail until such interrogatories were answered. Citation was issued hy John F. Main, as administrator of the estate of William Urquhart, deceased, to appellant, requiring him to disclose what he knew of the property belonging to the estate of the said William TJrquhart. The citation was issued under Bal. Code, §§ 6212 and 6213. Section 6212 provides that,
“If the executor, administrator, heir, legateej…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Martin v. ClappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868