Gordon v. Vucinich’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. ““We need not determine on this appeal whether or not the probate court, in the guardianship proceeding, could have entered a judgment that Desanka recover of Voislav the sum of $756.29, or that Voislav should pay that sum to Desanka. It suffices for our purposes to note that the probate court made no such judgment. It did not even order that the share of the estate to be distributed to Desanka should be increased beyond a third, the increase to be taken from Voislav’s third, in order to equalize the unequal distribution theretofore made by the guardian. Certainly the mere finding that A owes B money is not a judgment in B’s favor, particularly where it is followed by a formal judgment which takes no account of the debt.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 159 Cal. App. 2d 635 - Estate of Buckhantz · 159 Cal. App. 2d 635 - Davidson v. Union Bank & Trust Co.