Estate of Sealy

Charles Sealy died in San Francisco on February 22, 1880, he having moved over to Oakland, Alameda county, about four months before his death, intending to take up his residence there, in order to avoid jury duty *91 in San Francisco, declaring that he would never live in San Francisco again.

On February 23, 1884, Philip A. Roach, public administrator, filed in the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco his petition for special letters of administration upon the estate of Charles Sealy, and he was appointed special administrator on February 25th. At about the same time, Louis Gottshall, public administrator of Alameda county, was ordered by the superior court of that county to take charge of the estate therein, Charles Sealy having resided in Alameda county. At the same time Mr. Gottshall filed his petition in the Alameda superior court for general letters of administration. Subsequently he filed a petition in the superior court of San Francisco to set aside and revoke the special letters of Mr. Roach, which petition was denied. On February 28th Mr. Roach filed in Alameda county his written objections to the application of Mr. Gottshall for letters of…