Legal Opinion

Sellars v. Sellars

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 10, 1936No. 30,666PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hilton, Justice.

An appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing, because of lack of jurisdiction, plaintiff’s appeal from an order of the probate court denying plaintiff any relief against his former guardian in an action for an accounting.

William Sellars died intestate in 1925 possessed of an 80-acre homestead. He was the husband of Julia Sellars, the defendant, and the father of Paul Sellars, the plaintiff, and of Ruby Sellars, both children being minors at the time of their father’s death. The plaintiff and Euby Sellars each were decreed an undivided one-half interest in the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Durfee v. AbbottMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Plummer v. HattonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
  4. Traders Trust Co. v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
  5. Samels v. SamelsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Garber v. Bancamerica-Blair CorporationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
  2. Allen v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1941
  3. Shave v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
  4. Uram v. St. Mary's Russian Orthodox ChurchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
  5. Grady v. City of LivingstonMontana Supreme Court · 1943

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