Fordyce v. Ellis

Citations

• 29 Cal. 96

Syllabus

<p>Release of Liability of Sureties on Executor’s Bond.—If, in an action against the executors of an estate, brought by the legatees to recover a judgment for money found to be in the hands of the executors, and adjudged- to be paid to the legatees by the Probate Court, a judgment is entered by consent of the parties under a stipulation in writing, and made a part of the judgment, payable in instalments thereafter, the sureties, not consenting to the arrangement, are released from their liability on the executor’s bond.</p>