Muller v. Stiegeler’s Empirical Analysis
1936
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
May 1950
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In Re Estate of Higgins · 130 Cal. App. 725 - In Re Estate of Fritz · Frink v. Heirs of Hedrick · In Re Estate of Carr · Muller v. Stiegeler
Most-quoted passages
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“committed to the sound discretion of the probate court and its conclusion will not be set aside in the absence of a showing of an abuse of discretion. (Estate of Carr, 175 Cal. 387 [ 165 P. 958 ]; Estate of Hedrick, 127 Cal. 184 [ 59 P. 590 ]; Estate of Miller, 15 Cal.App. 557 [ 115 P. 329 ].)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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