ESTATE OF ZIEGLER

No. E048555.

187 Cal.App.4th 1357 (2010)

114 Cal. Rptr. 3d 863

Estate of PAUL ZIEGLER, Deceased. RICHARD N. LARSEN, as Public Administrator, etc., Petitioner and Respondent, v. W.C. COX AND COMPANY, Objector and Appellant; RICHARD H. LaQUE, Claimant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Layne A. Bartholomew and Layne A. Bartholomew for Objector and Appellant.

No appearance for Petitioner and Respondent.

Ward & Ward, Alexandra S. Ward; James B. Church & Associates and Mark J. Andrew Flory for Claimant and Respondent.


OPINION

RICHLI, J.

The statute of limitations serves noble public policies. It "`promote[s] justice by preventing surprises through the revival of claims that have been allowed to slumber until evidence has been lost, memories have faded, and witnesses have disappeared.' [Citations.]" (Parra v. City and County of San Francisco (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 977, 998 [

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