Barrett v. Superior Court
Barrett v. Superior Court
Opinion of the Court
J.—The petitioner was appointed the administratrix of the estate of Joseph Byrne, deceased, January 23, 1895, and having filed an undertaking as such administratrix, in accordance with the order of the court therefor, in the sum of seven thousand dollars»
The proceedings were taken under the provisions of section 1394 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and the petitioner was present in person and by her attorney at the hearing of the citation. At the close of the examination on that day an order was made by the court and entered in its minutes, “ That the further hearing of the matter be regularly continued and deferred for one
The administratrix was present in person, and was also represented by her attorney, at the hearing on June 24th, and, if the court at the close of the hearing on that day had determined that the sureties were insufficient, and made the order requiring her to give additional security within five days, it would have been a personal direction to her to that effect, and her failure to comply with such order would have caused her right to the administration to cease. Section 1395 does not require any order to be served upon the administratrix, but declares that the mere failure to give the security within the time fixed by the judge’s order shall of itself,
Upon the failure of the administratrix to file the additional security required by the order of June 24th, and the consequent cessation of her right to the administration of the estate, the court was required by section 1395 to appoint as administrator “ the person next entitled to the administration on the estate, who will execute a sufficient bond,” and was authorized to make an order suspending the powers of the petitioner until such further appointment could be made, and in the meantime to appoint a special administrator of the estate. (Code Civ. Proc., sec. 1411.)
The alternative writ heretofore issued is discharged.
Garoutte, J., Van Fleet, J., McFarland, J., Temple, J., Henshaw, J., and Beatty, C. J., concurred.
Rehearing denied.
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- Estates of Deceased Persons—Citation to Administrator and Sureties—Appearance—Continuance—Order for More Security—Service—Cessation of Bight.—Where the court, in a proceeding under section 1394 of the Code of Civil Procedure, continues the hearing under a citation upon an administrator and sureties for examination as to sufficiency of the sureties, after an appearance of the .administrator in per-' son and by attorney, such continuance has the effect to continue such appearance and to give to the order for more security, made at the adjourned hearing, the same effect as if made at the close of the original hearing, and no service of such order is required in order to effect the cessation of the right of administration, upon failure to comply with the order within the time limited therefor. Id.—Exception to Order—Bequest to Approve Additional Bond— Waiver of Objection.—An objection that the order requiring additional security was not served is waived by taking an exception to the order when made, and by a subsequent request to the court to approve an additional bond required by the court. Id.—Order Suspending Powers of Administrator—Appointment of Special Administrator—Power of Court—Certiorari.—Upon failure of an administrator to file the additional security required by order of the court, the court is required to appoint as administrator the person next entitled to administration who will execute a sufficient bond, and - has authority to suspend the powers of the administrator until such-further appointment can be made, and meanwhile to appoint a special administrator of the estate; and such orders are not subject to be annulled upon certiorari.