Wyman v. Felker
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the County Court of Arapahoe County. Proceedings for the appointment of a conservator. The proceeding was instituted in the county court, under see. 2935, Mills’ Annotated Statutes.
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Error to the County Court of Arapahoe County. Proceedings for the appointment of a conservator. The proceeding was instituted in the county court, under see. 2935, Mills’ Annotated Statutes. This section reads as follows: “ Whenever any reputable person shall file a complaint, duly verified in the county court, alleging that any person is a lunatic or insane person, and that said lunatic or insane person has personal or real property, and is so insane or distracted in mind as to render such person incapable of properly and safely attending to and managing the same, the judge of said court…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hayt
*384The principal question discussed in this Case has reference to the jurisdiction of the county court in proceedings for the appointment of a conservator, in cases where the estate of the respondent exceeds in value the sum of two thousand dollars. Art. VI, sec. 28 of the Constitution is as follows :
“ County courts shall be courts of record, and shall have original jurisdiction in all matters of probate, settlement of estates of deceased persons, appointment of guardians, conservators and administrators, and settlement of their accounts, and such other civil and criminal jurisdiction as may be…
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