Haynes v. Meeks
20 Cal. 288 ·
Supreme Court of California
Published · citable
Cited by 1
Holding
The court held that the probate court lacked jurisdiction to order the sale of real property from an estate because the petition for sale failed to comply with mandatory statutory requirements. The petition was fatally defective in its failure to describe all real estate of the decedent, its condition and value, and to demonstrate the necessity of the sale, rendering the subsequent conveyance void.