State Ex Rel. Overlander v. Brewer

The following question is presented by the demurrer to the petition: Is the jurisdiction over a decedent’s estate acquired by the probate court of one county under Section 10509-1, General Code, exclusive of the jurisdiction over the same estate later acquired by the probate- court of another county under Sections 10504-10, 10504-15 and 10504-35, General Code?

Section 10501-55, General Code, provides:

“The jurisdiction acquired by a probate court over a matter or proceeding is exclusive of that of any other probate court, except when otherwise provided by law.” (Italics ours.)

Section 10509-1,…