Estate of Redfield

Interest on Legacy—Code and Common-law Buie.—At the common law, and under sections 1368 and 1369 of the Civil Code, a pecuniary legacy bears interest at the legal rate from one year after the demise of the testator.

Interest on Legacy—Settlement Delayed by Will Contest.—A pecuniary legacy bears interest from one year after the death of the testator, where the settlement of the estate is delayed, without fault of the administrator, by a contest of the will.