Estate of Nols

Two questions are raised: (1) Did the county court have jurisdiction to determine whether there had been a valid gift causa mortis? (2) Was there such a gift?

The appellant Will relies upon several cases beginning with Saddington’s Estate v. Hewitt (1887), 70 Wis. 240, 35 N. W. 552. In that case Saddington’s estate was in probate and a petition was filed under the section now numbered sec. 312.06, 'Stats., claiming that assets of the estate were concealed and wrongfully withheld from those entitled to receive them by a stranger to the proceedings. This court said that section provided solely…