Estate of Doak

Citations

• 46 Cal. 573

Syllabus

<p>Appointment of an Administrator.—If there is a contest in the Probate Court between the Public Administrator and a creditor of an estate as to which shall administer, and other creditors request the Court to appoint the Public Administrator, it is within the discretionary power of the Court to appoint the Public Administrator.</p> <p>Who Entitled to Administer.— Query? Is a person who purchases a claim against an estate after the death of the decedent a creditor who is entitled to be preferred to the Public Administrator as administrator of the estate ?</p>