Crane
Crane v. Superior Court
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Shaw, J.
By this application petitioner asks that upon a writ of certiorari we set aside and annul the action of the court in vacating orders made for the distribution of the estate of a deceased person and discharge of the administratrix.
The facts upon which the action of the court was based are as follows: The petitioner, Lida S. Crane, was administratrix of the estate of James E. Crane, deceased, and up to July 8, 1918, Robert L. Hubbard and N. B. Baehtell represented her as attorneys. On said date Thomas K. Case was, subject to the right of Hubbard and Baehtell to an allowance of attorneys’ fees for services rendered, substituted as attorney, and as such thereafter appeared for the administratrix. On July 30, 1918, the administratrix filed her first and final account, accompanied by a petition for an order distributing the estate to herself as sole heir, the hearing of which, after due notice given, was had on August 13, 1918, at which time an order was made settling the account and the estate ordered distributed to petitioner. On August 29, 1918, Hubbard and Baehtell filed with the clerk of the court an application to have their fees as attorneys for the administratrix fixed and…