Hartley v. Croze
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Francis Morrisette, of Douglas county, Wisconsin, died in that county, intestate, in 1866, and one Nicholas Pulliott, of the same county, was duly appointed by the proper court of that county administrator of his estate, and qualified and received letters of administration. Morrisette died seized of. an 160-acre tract in sections 13 and 14, and an 80-acre tract in section 15, in town 49, range 15, in St. Louis-county in this state.
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Francis Morrisette, of Douglas county, Wisconsin, died in that county, intestate, in 1866, and one Nicholas Pulliott, of the same county, was duly appointed by the proper court of that county administrator of his estate, and qualified and received letters of administration. Morrisette died seized of. an 160-acre tract in sections 13 and 14, and an 80-acre tract in section 15, in town 49, range 15, in St. Louis-county in this state. No administration was taken out in this state, but on January 8, 1867, Pulliott filed in the probate court of St.. Louis county a duly-authenticated transcript of…
1Opinion of the Court
Dickinson, J.1
By chapter 57, Laws 1871, (Gen. St. 1878, c. 57, §§ 54 et seq.,) it was enacted that “whenever a sale of real estate, or any interest therein, has heretofore been made by any administrator, executor, or guardian in good faith, and the purchase-money in fact paid, and any defects or irregularities have occurred in proceedings touching such sale which did not render such sale absolutely void, such defects and irregularities may be rectified, and the sale confirmed, by the district court, * * * in the. manner provided in this act.” The appellant, Hartley, claiming title to.certain…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Davis v. HudsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Ryder v. FlandersMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- Mohr v. PorterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- McCrubb v. BrayWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
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