Galvin

Galvin v. Mutual Savings Bank

Good Law
6 Cal. App. 402·92 P. 322
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaSeptember 10, 1907Civ. No. 368.California409 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Cooper, J.

The court below sustained the defendants’ demurrer to the third amended complaint, without leave to amend, and judgment was entered for defendants. This appeal is from the judgment.

The complaint alleges that one Thomas Gagan died intestate, leaving surviving him as his only heirs Bridget Gagan, his widow, a brother whose Christian name is unknown, and Minnie Gagan, the daughter of a deceased brother; that at the time of his death deceased was possessed of $5,500, his separate property, which the widow wrongfully took and deposited with the defendant bank, and now claims as her own; that there are no creditors of the estate of Thomas Gagan; that Minnie Gagan, as heir at law, became entitled to $737.50 of the said estate, and that she duly assigned “said sum of money to this plaintiff, who is now the owner thereof.” Judgment is prayed for said sum with costs.

The demurrer was properly sustained. It is evident that, without any administration being had, the court, in order to give plaintiff the relief demanded, would have had to determine the questions of the death of deceased, the amount of his estate, the heirs and the part that each would be entitled to, and the fact that there…

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