Wortley v. Wood-Callahan Oil Co.

17 Cal. 2d 762 ·

Supreme Court of California · Filed

Published · citable

Holding

The court held that the administratrix of an estate whose decedent had fully assigned all interests in an oil lease during his lifetime retained no claim to the proceeds from that lease’s production, as the estate could assert no greater rights than the decedent possessed at death.

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