Rabuse v. Rabuse

The subject for consideration1 comes to this court upon a petition for a writ of prohibition.

During the trial of the parties’ action and counterclaim for divorce, it was revealed that over a period of time the paternal grandfather had bestowed upon the five children of the marriage various amounts of personal property consisting of money and securities. Such gifts had been made through their father pursuant to Minn. St. c. 527, Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. Prior to the conclusion of the trial, the parties settled their individual property disputes and the wife was granted custody of the…