Toland

Toland v. Earl

Good Law
129 Cal. 148·1900 Cal. LEXIS 943·61 P. 914
Supreme Court of CaliforniaJuly 10, 1900S.F. No. 2076.California2,756 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Temple, J.

This action was brought by the administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Mary B. Toland, deceased, for the purpose of having the probate court instructed as to what distribution shall he made of the estate under the will. There is a general averment in the complaint that differences exist between plaintiff and the defendants and among the defendants themselves, by reason of which plaintiff is nnable to properly administer said estate, and some of the doubts relate to controversies not within the jurisdiction of the court sitting as a court of probate. But nowhere in the complaint is it shown that the administrator has any doubt as to anything beds required to do, and when the doubts stated are fully considered it is manifest that there is no embarrassment whatever as to the proper mode of performing his trust in the administration of the estate. The parties simply differ as to what distribution shall be made of the residue of the estate after the administration has been completed. Plaintiff sues in his representative and also in his individual capacity. In his representative capacity he has no interest in the questions he seeks to raise. It is alleged that E. B. Mastick…

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