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COBURN v. DYKE

No. 4894.

103 N.H. 159 (1961)

RUSSELL COBURN, Adm'r v. BENJAMIN F. DYKE, SR.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided January 20, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edes & Hobbs (Mr. Edes orally), for the plaintiffs Ruth C. Forbes and Russell D. Coburn.

Mack M. Mussman for the defendant.

KENISON, C. J.

The common-law concept that an administrator appointed in one state could not sue in another state and also had no power over personal property in another jurisdiction received uncritical acceptance in our early cases. Thompson v. Wilson, 2 N.H. 291; Taylor v. Barron, 35 N.H. 484; McDowell, Foreign Personal Representatives, pp. 63, 77 (Michigan Legal Studies, 1957). While this concept stated a general rule it was recognized...

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