In re Kane's Estate
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District, Meagher County. Probate proceeding. Appeal by William Kane from an order appointing a guardian of his person and estate, made by the clerk of the District Court under the Act of March 6,1891, conferring additional powers on clerks of District Courts in vacation.
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Appeal from Sixth Judicial District, Meagher County. Probate proceeding. Appeal by William Kane from an order appointing a guardian of his person and estate, made by the clerk of the District Court under the Act of March 6,1891, conferring additional powers on clerks of District Courts in vacation. The authority of the clerk in this matter is claimed by the respondent to exist under and by virtue of the Act of March 6, 1891, Daws of 1891, page 219. Appellant insists: (1) That the granting of the power to district clerks to hear and act upon petitions of this nature was not within the mind of…
1Opinion of the CourtBlake, C. J.
The following petition was filed April 15, 1891, in the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District of the State for Meagher County: —
“ To the Hon. Frank Henry, Judge of the Sixth Judicial District Court, in and for Meagher County, State of Montana: The petition of D. Driscoll, of said county and State of Montana, respectfully shows that he is a friend of William Kane, a resident of said county of Meagher. That the said William Kane is the owner of, possessed of, and entitled to the possession of, that certain real estate. [Description.] Your petitioner would further represent that the said…
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