ROBINSON v. FAIR

No. 18.

128 U.S. 53 (1888)

ROBINSON v. FAIR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided October 22, 1888.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.C. Bates and Mr. John A. Campbell for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Samuel M. Wilson for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The principal assignment of error is, that, under the Constitution of California prior to 1880, the Probate Court could not take jurisdiction of a proceeding to partition real estate. It is contended that its control over the estate ceased when it approved the final settlement, and, by a decree of distribution, defined the nature and extent of...

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