WILLIAM A. GRUBB, Appellant, v. LUCIUS K. CHASE, Administrator, etc., of the Estate of Charles D. Foster, Deceased, Respondent
158 Cal. 352 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Holding
The court held that an action against an administrator must be strictly limited to the cause of action presented in the creditor's claim filed against the estate, and that a motion for a new trial was properly denied where the proof at trial deviated fundamentally from the claim's factual basis.