can be satisfactorily performed by such civil service employees.
We conclude that until such time as the authority granted to every administrator by section 902 of the Probate Code may be clearly denied to the public administrator by some statutory or charter provision, such public administrator may validly contract thereunder for necessary tax services to be paid for from estate funds. We further conclude that the probate court properly determined that respondent's contract was valid in each of the estates involved, and that respondent was entitled to the allowance made for his services.
The judgments are affirmed.
Gibson, C.J., Shenk, J., Carter, J., Traynor, J., Schauer, J., and McComb, J., concurred.
NOTES [*] Estate of Maude Evelyn Arnold, L.A. 23413; Estate of May L. Barrett, L.A. 23414; Estate of Joseph W. Biell, L.A. 23415; Estate of Anna L. Brandon, L.A. 23416; Estate of Gilbert M. Cruz, L.A. 23417; Estate of John Effland, L.A. 23418; Estate of Margaret Freedman, L.A. 23419; Estate of Idah Martino Grey, L.A. 23420; Estate of Albert Hayduk, L.A. 23421; Estate of Philip F. Havey, L.A. 23422; Estate of John Michael Heffernan, L.A. 23423; Estate of Shih Ching Lo, L.A. 23424; Estate of Emily F. McCartin, L.A. 23425; Estate of David C. Mendoza, L.A. 23426; Estate of Ramon Mendoza, L.A. 23427; Estate of Sam Miller, L.A. 23428; Estate of Emma Mohr, L.A. 23429; Estate of Harry F. Moore, L.A. 23430; Estate of Charles W. Morrison, L.A. 23431; Estate of Sidney Pitt, L.A. 23432; Estate of Byron H. Riess, L.A. 23433; Estate of Bessie B. Richardson, L.A. 23434; Estate of Bridget Rosenberg, L.A. 23435; Estate of James Robert Ryall, L.A. 23436; Estate of Jerry Steno, L.A. 23437; Estate of Arthur Roland Van Paemel, L.A. 23438; Estate of Joseph Francis Walsh, L.A. 23439; Estate of Clarence Charles Weaver, L.A. 23440; Estate of Edna L. Wells, L.A. 23441; Estate of Charles Le Roy White, L.A. 23442; Estate of Harry Wright, L.A. 23443; Estate of Heinrich Mann, L.A. 23444; Estate of Lillian M. Grimes, L.A. 23445; Estate of Louis Michael Buettner, L.A. 23446; Estate of Arthur Alfred Christof, L.A. 23573; Estate of Sadye M. Berg, L.A. 23574; Estate of Stefan Bisser, L.A. 23575; Estate of William Dante Bossi, L.A. 23576; Estate of Rollie Fred Braziel, L.A. 23577; Estate of Harold Guinn Burgess, L.A. 23578; Estate of Helen Rutherford Dick, L.A. 23579; Estate of Albert Henry Felske, L.A. 23580; Estate of Anthony Jones Ferdinand, L.A. 23581; Estate of Agnes I. Fontaine, L.A. 23582; Estate of Sam Foroi, L.A. 23583; Estate of Mildred A. Geller, L.A. 23584; Estate of Rose J. Good, L.A. 23585; Estate of James J. Grady, L.A. 23586; Estate of Frederick L. Hogan, L.A. 23587; Estate of Charles Roland Howarth, L.A. 23588; Estate of Carl Herbert Iman, L.A. 23589; Estate of Charles B. Jamieson, L.A. 23590; Estate of John Thomas Jenkins, L.A. 23591; Estate of John Peter Jones, L.A. 23592; Estate of Edna L. Kasdorf, L.A. 23593; Estate of George Daizalmo Kumagia, L.A. 23594; Estate of Fred Emil Kuntz, L.A.