California Court of Appeal· 5/15/1961

Stevens v. Torregano

Citations

192 Cal. App. 2d 105
13 Cal. Rptr. 604
1961 Cal. App. LEXIS 1914

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though an executor had no duty to search out unknown heirs, to withhold information of a known heir constituted fraud because an executor is a fiduciary
if executor knows of heir and withholds that information from the court, his doing so is extrinsic fraud, justifying a suit in equity by that heir to impose a constructive trust
if executor knows of heir and withholds that information from the court, his doing so is extrinsic fraud, justifying a suit in equity by that heir to impose a constructive trust

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