Estate of MAUDE A. STICKELBAUT, Deceased. LEONA S. HALL, Appellant, v. HERBERT RALPH WATERS, Respondent
54 Cal. 2d 390 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 3
Holding
The court held that a pretermitted heir who is entitled to succeed to a portion of a decedent's estate is eligible for appointment as administrator with the will annexed, and such an heir, being a child of the decedent, holds priority over a grandchild who is a legatee under the will.
Statutes construed
- PROB § 1080
- PROB § 1081
- PROB § 1082
- PROB § 409
Cited by (3)
- Estate of JAMES R. TRISSEL, Deceased. MURIEL McELHINNEY, Petitioner and Appellant, v. WILLIAM R. TRISSEL, Objector and Respondent (1962) 208 Cal. App. 2d 188
- Estate of WILLIAM MARRIAN MAXEY, Deceased; BALDO M. KRISTOVICH, as Public Administrator, etc. et al., Petitioners and Appellants, v. HARRY LEE MAXEY, Petitioner and Respondent (1967) 257 Cal. App. 2d 391
- Estate of CHARLES E. LOCKE, Deceased. S. I. BACON, Petitioner and Respondent, v. BALDO M. KRISTOVICH, as Public Administrator, etc., Objector and Appellant (1968) 258 Cal. App. 2d 617