Farmer v. Stephens

Citations

• 69 Cal. 458
• 10 P. 671
• 1886 Cal. LEXIS 669

Syllabus

<p>Estate of Decedent—Homestead—Setting apabt fob Minor Children— Land Disposed of by Will.—The testator by her will provided that all her property should be sold, and bequeathed a portion of the proceeds to her brother. The only property of her estate consisted of a house and lot of the value of §850. Pending the settlement of the estate, an application was made that the house and lot be set apart as a homestead for the use of the minor children of the deceased. Held, that the court had no discretion in the matter, and that the application was properly granted.</p>