In Re Armstrong's Estate

The question here is whether the probate department of the circuit court of Multnomah county has jurisdiction of the probate of the estate of Marshall R. Armstrong, deceased.

On October 29, 1937, Mr. Armstrong died at Walla Walla, Washington. On the 3rd day of November, 1937, a petition was filed in the probate department of the circuit court of Multnomah county, Oregon, by Thelma Bernhard and Dorothy Jensen asking for the appointment of William S. Nash as administrator of the estate of said Armstrong. This petition stated:

“That Marshall E. Armstrong died intestate at "Walla Walla, Washington,…