Amador ledger., 1909-09-24
LITIGATION OVER
ESTATE OF B. ISAACS
Petition TO Gust the Administrator
on Account OF Mlsmanagement

nent and wealthy citizen Of lone, where
he and his brother Michael Isaacs
carried on large business in general
merchandising Some time prior to
November, 1895, he disappeared from
Amador county, and his whereabouts
was unknown. M. Jones was appointed
guardian of his person and estate
Thereafter the news came that Bernard
Isaacs died near Sydney, Australia.
The guardianship matter was thereupon
closed and general letters of admins
tration were issued to Morris Jones,
June "a 1909, under which he has since
been administering the estate. The de-
cree of court settling the final account
of the guardian says:
And the court finds that there was
at the time of the rendition of said ac-
count the sum of S975 ~, m oney of said
estate, in the hands of said guardian,
that all debts, expenses and charges
against said guardianship are paid, eX-
cepting the sum of $3555 which is al
lowed to said guardian, being an allow
ance $45 per month from November 3,
1895, to June "a, 1902; and the further
sum Of 5000 allowed said guardian
as attorneys fees. The guardian was
directed to apply the sum of $975.92 to
the payment Of guardians compensation
and attorneys fee, amounting in all to
$4555, leaving the estate indebted to
his said guardian in the sum of
$3479 0S; and he is to have q lien and
preferred claim upon all the property
now in his hands, to protect said claim.
The account and report states that the
outstanding Indebtedness is as follows:
Balance of M Isaacs' judgment
amounting to $2l, 263.0 OIL, with accrued in
terest, making total of S24, 692 SO; and
a deficiency judgr emf of MorrisBrinn,
amounting to $500
The petition for the discharge of the
administrator recites: That this
petitioner is unable to give the value
and character Of said property. but AYERS
that it was of value exceeding $40, 600
The heirs at law are petitioner; Bertha
Lindner, sister, residing in San Fran
cisco, children of Adeline Isaacs, de-
ceased, names and residences unknown :;
Benjamin Hammer and Mitchell Ham
mer, nephews of deceased, residing in
Ainador county and other children Of
Josephine Hammer, deceased, sister of
Bernard lSaacs; children OF Rosalia
lsaacs, deceased, names and residences
unknown; and children of r. lsaacs,
deceased, names an residences UNI
known That December D, 1907, said
Morris Jones filed in this court a pre-
tended account of his administration,
but the same is false and untrue, and
does not account for all of the property
of said estate received by the said
Morris Jones as administrator, and I'M
Justly charges said estate with claims
and expenses for which said estate is
not legally liable
That by the negligence of the said Jones
he has failed to have said account
settled
The petitioner further AYERS that said
Jones has grossly mSmanaged and
mixed the property of said estate with
his own, and converted part of said
estate to his own use and benefit that
he has failed to defend suits brought
against him as administrator, thus
causing said estate to lose a large part
of its assets.
Petitioner further AYERS that the said
Morris Jones is not fit and proper
person to act as the administrator OF
said estate, and should be removed.
That this petitioner is an heir at
law, to wit, a brother of deceased;
also a creditor of said estate in the sum
of $24, 682 SO; and that his said claim
for said amount was allowed by said
administrators and the Judge OF this court
and filed herein October 20, 1902, but
notqing thereon has been paid.
That the son of this petitioner Ben
lsaacs, is a resident of Amador county
over the age of twenty-one years, and a
competent person to act as administrator
of said estate.
The petition prays for the removal OF
said Morris Jones' and that a citation
issue directing him to appear at at time
and place named in said order.
The petition was filed September Is.