State Ex Rel. Walker v. Jones

This is an appeal by the state from a judgment entered in favor of the defendant in a controversy submitted to the dis trict court of Cascade county on an agreed statement of facts under section 9872, Revised Codes 1921.

The facts are that Ebenezer G. Ranney died testate at his domicile in New York in May, 1925, and pursuant to the provisions of his will letters testamentary were issued to the defendant. As the decedent owned land in Cascade and other counties of this state ancillary letters were issued to the defendant by the district court of Cascade county.

Among decedent’s assets were…