Austro-Hungarian Consul v. G. A. Westphal
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Gr. A. Westphal was appointed administrator of the estate of Stanislaw Lis by the probate court for Hennepin county. The facts are stated at the beginning of the opinion. From the order of appointment Hugo Silvestri, imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian consul of Chicago, who appeared in the proceedings and objected to the appointment, appealed to the district court for that county.
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Gr. A. Westphal was appointed administrator of the estate of Stanislaw Lis by the probate court for Hennepin county. The facts are stated at the beginning of the opinion. From the order of appointment Hugo Silvestri, imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian consul of Chicago, who appeared in the proceedings and objected to the appointment, appealed to the district court for that county. The appeal was beard upon stipulated facts before Booth, J., who made findings and as conclusion of law affirmed the order of the probate court. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, the…
1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.
Stanislaw Lis, a native and citizen of Austria, died intestate on October 14, 1911, while residing in Hennepin county, Minnesota under circumstances giving bis next of kin a claim for damages for bis wrongful death; such next of kin being a widow and seven minor children, all citizens of Austria and never residents of tbe United States. Thereafter, on November 16, 1911, R. F. Bertch & Com*125pany, a corporation, petitioned the probate court of Hennepin county that letters of administration be issued upon the estate to Gr. A. Westphal, an attorney of Minneapolis, alleging substantially the above…
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