Bank of California v. Superior Court
16 Cal. 2d 516 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 7
Holding
The court held that the absent legatees and devisees named as defendants in an action to enforce a contract to make a will were not indispensable parties whose absence deprived the trial court of jurisdiction to proceed; they were merely necessary parties whose joinder, while normally required to settle the entire controversy completely, was subject to the court's equitable discretion based on considerations of fairness and practicability.
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- U-TEX OIL COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EDWIN W. PAULEY et al., Defendants and Appellants (1962) 209 Cal. App. 2d 88
- DOROTHY K. SILVERMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. UNION BANK, Individually and as Executor, etc., Defendant and Respondent (1971) 21 Cal. App. 3d 352
- Estate of CLARENCE ALLISON REED, Deceased; ALBERT H. REED, as Administrator With the Will Annexed, etc., Claimant and Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA, as Successor Trustee, etc., Petitioner and Respondent; LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Claimants and Respondents (1968) 259 Cal. App. 2d 14
- Estate of HENRY HOFFMAN, Deceased; UNION BANK, as Executor, etc., Petitioner and Respondent, v. WENDY HOFFMAN, a Minor, etc., Claimant and Appellant; EDWARD HOFFMAN, Claimant and Respondent (1968) 265 Cal. App. 2d 135
- MARJORIE LUDWICKI, Plaintiff and Appellant v. BRUCE GUERIN, Individually and as Executor, etc., Defendant and Respondent (1961) 57 Cal. 2d 127