Case Name: ESTATE OF JOHN WELCH
Court: Probate Court of the City and County of San Francisco
Jurisdiction: California
Decision Date: 1878-10-15
Citations: 1 Myrick 202
Docket Number: No. 8686
Parties: ESTATE OF JOHN WELCH.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of Cases in the Probate Court of the City and County of San Francisco, from January 1, 1872, to December 31, 1879, Milton H. Myrick, Probate Judge
Volume: 1
Pages: 202–202

Head Matter:
ESTATE OF JOHN WELCH.
No. 8686
Oct. 15, 1878.
Evidence.—Witness.—A creditor can testify as to the fact of the indebtedness of decedent to him on hearing of application for letters.
Construing sections, O. 0. P., 1365, 1378, 1880.
M. Cooney, for Cannon.
A. P. Needles and G. D. Buckley, for Longhman.

Opinion:
The two applications were heard together. Longhman offered himself as a witness to prove that deceased was indebted to him. Mr. Cooney objected, that a creditor is not competent.
By the Court:
The witness is not within Sec. 1880, C. P. This is not a proceeding against an executor or administrator, but is a controversy between two persons claiming administration. When Longhman presents his claim for allowance, a different point will be presented.
Objection overruled.