De Pedrorena v. Superior Court

Citations

• 80 Cal. 144
• 22 P. 71
• 1889 Cal. LEXIS 879

Syllabus

<p>Estate of Decedent — Decree of Distribution mat be Vacated on a Proper Showinq. — A decree distributing the estate of a deceased person may be set aside by the lower court, at any time within six months after its entry, upon a proper showing of mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or fraud.</p> <p>Id.—Review of Order Vacating Decree—Recitad of Jurisdiction ad Facts Conclusive on Certiorari. —A recital in the order vacating the decree that all persons interested “were duly served with due notice ” of the motion to vacate is conclusive of that fact, in a proceeding to review the order on certiorari.</p>