Legal Opinion
In Re McGovern's Estate
Montana Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1926No. 5,947PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The court erred in denying the appellants' petition for delivery to them of their respective interests in the real estate of the estate of James McGovern, deceased. (See sec. 10139, Rev. Codes 1921; In re Jennings' Estate, 74 Mont. 449, 550,241 P. 648; In re Bradfields' Estate, 69 Mont. 247, 221 P. 531;Estate of Glenn, 153 Cal. 77, 94 P. 230; Haydon v.Normandin, 55 Mont. 539, 179 P. 460.) It was not only the privilege, but the duty of the court to make the order prayed for. (In re Fratt's Estate, 60 Mont. 526, 199 P. 711; In reFleming's Estate, 38 Mont. 57, 98 P. 648; Estate of DesChamps, 65…
2Cases cited66 opinions
- White v. . HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Smithsonian Institution v. MeechSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Estate of HiteCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- In re the Estate of GarcelonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
- In re the estate of MooreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Mitchell v. Banking Corp. of MontanaMontana Supreme Court · 1928
- Scott v. Jardine Gold Mining & Milling Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1927
- Estate of LindnerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Colwell v. Union Central L. Ins. Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1930
- In Re Hardy's EstateMontana Supreme Court · 1958
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