Bass

Bass v. Wardlaw

Good Law
199 Cal. 351
Supreme Court of CaliforniaSeptember 4, 1926L. A. No. 9096California1,754 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Seawell, J.

This appeal is taken from an order made by the judge of the superior court of the county of Imperial, t.Ma state, sitting in probate, charging appellant, who is the administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Rene G-rivel, deceased, with the following property not accounted for or reported by him as said administrator: 1,600 head of cattle of the value of approximately $65,000; an undivided one-half interest in a harvested crop of cotton, the gross receipts from which were found by tlie court to be approximately, $60,000; an “interest in a bank account in Los An *353 geles under a fictitious name,” amounting to approximately $14,000; $3,000 received by appellant upon accounts due decedent from "persons in Mexico”; also farm machinery, trucks and mining machinery located in Mexico and unaccounted for by appellant. "The last ‘ finding reads:' ‘ The court further finds that there may he other assets not inventoried or accounted for by said administrator,” and that a greater part of the property therein mentioned was sold and disposed of in the county of Imperial by said administrator. (Italics supplied.) The concluding paragraph of the order follows:

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