Estate of Graves

In Re Estate of Graves

Good Law
1908 Cal. App. LEXIS 204·8 Cal. App. 254·96 P. 792
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 15, 1908Civ. No. 490.California1,341 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Taggart, J.

Appeal from an order appointing an administrator.

Sarah Graves died January 7, 1906, in the county of Riverside, being at the time of her death a resident of that county, and leaving estate therein consisting of real and personal property.

On February 5, 1906, a document purporting to be her last will and testament was admitted to probate in the superior court of the said county of Riverside, and letters of administration with the will annexed issued thereon to M. S. Bowman, the public administrator of that county.

Thereafter certain heirs of the deceased filed a petition for the revocation of the probate of said will, issues were joined upon the allegations of said petition, and the judge of said superior court, deeming himself disqualified to try the same, made an order transferring the estate to the superior court of San Bernardino county. Upon trial being had in the court last named, a judgment was made and entered revoking the probate of said will.

Thereupon L. R. Bradley, the public administrator of San Bernardino county, filed his petition for letters of administration upon said estate, and the said M. S. Bowman, as the public administrator of Riverside county, also…

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