State ex rel. Peterson v. Probate Court

Loring, Justice.

This case comes here on a writ of certiorari to review the action of the probate court in denying the relator’s petition for summary distribution. The question presented involves the validity.of provisions of the new probate code authorizing the entry of a final decree, with or without notice, assigning the estate to the persons entitled thereto without the appointment of a representative “for the reason that all of the property in the estate is exempt from all debts and charges in the probate court.” Minnesota Probate Code, § 125 (L. 1935, c. 72).

Katherine A. Peterson died…