Legal Opinion
Muhlhauser v. Becker
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 1945No. File 6971PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Variegated, vagarious and voluminous as is the record in this case the issue is simple. Does the county court in the settlement of an estate, have jurisdiction to determine the execution, validity and extent of a contract alleged to have been made by the decedent for the benefit of third persons, whom, it is claimed, he agreed to adopt and make his heirs?
In Borner v. Larson, 70 N.D. 313, 293 N.W. 836, it is shown that Selma Becker and George Gappert, designated in this case, "respondents and appellees," appeared in the county court of Morton County in the matter of the administration of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Jordan v. Abney, AdministratorTexas Supreme Court · 1904
- Healey v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
- Arnegaard v. ArnegaardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1898
- Gravelin v. PorierMontana Supreme Court · 1926
- Davidson v. Unknown Heirs of PetersonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1912
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Tom Beuchler Construction, Inc. v. City of WillistonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- O'CONNOR v. ImmeleNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1950
- Johnson v. JohnsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
- In Re Edinger's EstateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1965
- Muhlhauser v. BeckerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1948
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