MARY JACOBSMEYER, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY et al., Respondents

Holding

The court held that the probate court retained jurisdiction to vacate its decree of distribution and order discharging an executrix to permit a will contest filed by an out-of-state heir, where the estate had been closed with unusual haste and the contestant’s verified pleadings and the full record presented a sufficient showing of merits to justify reopening the matter.