Lichtenberg v. Burdell

101 Cal. App. 20 ·

California Court of Appeal · Filed September 30, 1929

Published · citable Cited by 1

Holding

The court held that an executor who fraudulently conceals material facts from a probate court to secure an order for sale of estate assets, thereby depriving a beneficiary of her testamentary interest, holds the proceeds of that sale as a constructive trustee for the beneficiary and must account for those funds with compound interest.

Cited by (1)

LEWIS EARL ROUSE, Individually and as Administrator, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NORVELL B. UNDERWOOD et al., Defendants and Respondents (1966) 242 Cal. App. 2d 316