Boltz v. Schutz
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff in each of the above entitled actions from a judgment of the district court for Houston county dismissing the action on the merits.
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Appeal by plaintiff in each of the above entitled actions from a judgment of the district court for Houston county dismissing the action on the merits. The complaint in the action wherein Killian Boltz was plaintiff was as follows: “Plaintiff complaining herein respectfully states to this court: That heretofore, to wit, on October 15, 1883, the defendant Daniel Klein was appointed by the probate court of said Houston county, Minnesota, administrator of the estate of Jacob Schütz, deceased, and duly qualified and acted as such, and has not since been discharged. That the other defendants above…
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
There are several reasons why the court below rightfully dismissed these actions, but we need not mention all. The probate courts in this state have entire and exclusive jurisdiction' over the estates of deceased persons in the same manner and to the same extent that our district courts have jurisdiction over civil cases at law and in equity arising out of other matters of contract or tort. When a particular probate court is invoked to exercise its jurisdiction in a particular case over a particular estate, and exercises that *447jurisdiction, it attaches for all purposes connected with that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State ex rel. Martin v. UelandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Culver v. HardenberghSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Gates v. ShugrueSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- In re the Estate of AckermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
3Cited by11 opinions
- O'Brien v. LarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Appleby v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Brown v. StromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- State ex rel. Union National Bank v. Probate CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Appeal of Anderson v. BarlowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
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