Zapata v. Meyers

41 Cal. App. 3d 268 ·

California Court of Appeal · Filed August 22, 1974

Published · citable Cited by 1

Holding

The court held that the specific three-month statute of limitations for filing suit on a rejected claim against an estate, as set forth in Probate Code section 714, prevails over the more general one-year extension provided by Code of Civil Procedure section 353 following the death of a defendant.

Statutes construed

CCP § 1498
CCP § 1500

Cited by (1)

GILBERT JOHN ANDERSON, JR., as Trustee, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NOLAN ANDERSON, as Executor, etc., Defendant and Respondent (1995) 41 Cal. App. 4th 135