Lappan v. Lovette

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• holding that no statutory grant of power authorized probate court's attempt to grant the decedent's wife \equitable relief based on her claims that she had made improvements to the house and to the land in reliance on the decedent's inter vivos promise ….\
• \The probate court cannot take jurisdiction of a cause or administer remedies except as provided by statute.\

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