In re Moore's Estate

Citations

• 3 Cal. Unrep. 162
• 22 P. 653
• 1889 Cal. LEXIS 1111

Syllabus

<p>Administrators—Delay and Neglect of Duty.—The fact that an administration has not been completed, though fourteen years have elapsed since the appointment of the administrator, is prima facie evidence of neglect of duty on his part, and, in the absence of satisfactory explanation of the delay, supports a finding that the administrator has wrongfully and willfully neglected the estate, and has unnecessarily, willfully, and wrongfully prolonged its administration, to its great detriment, and justifies his removal, and the revocation of iris letters of administration.</p>