Hornaday

Hornaday v. McCallom

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1947 Cal. LEXIS 171·30 Cal. 2d 326·182 P.2d 545
Supreme Court of CaliforniaJune 24, 1947L. A. No. 19843California2,849 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Shenk, J.

This is an appeal by E. Mae McCallom as “maternal grandmother of the ward herein, and objector, and lienor, and predecessor Special Guardian” from an order instructing and directing a special guardian and terminating the guardianship, subject to an accounting and distribution of assets.

*328 For a statement of the facts necessary to an understanding of the questions presented see opinions this day rendered on prior appeals (Guardianship of Leach, L. A. No. 19230, L. A. No. 19231, ante, p. 297 [ 182 P.2d 529 ] ; Guardianship of Jacobson, ante, p. 312 [ 182 P.2d 537 ] L. A. No. 19527).

On May 4, 1945, the probate court made its order approving and settling the first and final account of Mrs. McCallom, and discharging her as special guardian (Guardianship of Jacobson, supra, ante, p. 312, L. A. No. 19527). In August, 1945, Harold C. Morton, who, as Patricia’s nominee, had also been serving as special guardian, resigned. On August 22d, on nomination of Patricia, the court appointed the Citizens National Trust and Savings Bank of Riverside to take the place of Mr. Morton as special guardian of the estate, with the powers of a general guardian. The pending petition of Patricia to…

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