State Ex Rel. Larson v. Probate Court

It is a premise, both illuminating and inescapable, that in solving questions of jurisdiction' as between probate and district courts “the law is concerned not so much with working out an abstract and ideal harmony with respect to the limits of this dual jurisdiction as it is with the efficient administration of practical justice thereby.” Brown v. Strom, 113 Minn. 1, 5, 129 N. W. 136, 137.

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