State ex rel. Foot v. Bazille
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by the state from an order and judgment of the district court for Ramsey county, Orr, J., denying the application of the county treasurer for a peremptory writ' of mandamus commanding Edmund W. Bazille, as judge of probate for that county, to appoint appraisers to-value certain legacies and devises for the purpose of determining the amount of the inheritance tax imposed thereon by chapter '288, Raws 1905. Reversed and remanded for further proceedings,
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Application was made to the court below, under the provisions of chapter 288, p. 427, Raws 1905, for a writ of mandamus commanding and requiring respondent, as judge of probate of Ramsey county, to appoint appraisers to ascertain the value of certain legacies and devises made by the last will and testament of Paul D. Ferguson, deceased, whose estate was being probated in his court, for the purpose of determining the amount of the inheritance tax imposed by that statute. The application was denied on the ground, in the opinion of the court below, that the statute referred to is…
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