Lewis v. Woodrum

Citations

• 76 Kan. 384
• 92 P. 306
• 1907 Kan. LEXIS 273

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Practice, Probate Court — Final Settlement — Apportionment —Distribution. Due notice of a proposed final settlement of an estate having been given, the probate court has jurisdiction to make the settlement, apportion the residue of the estate among those entitled to share in it, and to order distribution.</p> <p>2. - Conclusiveness of Order of Distribution. Such order is binding and conclusive upon all having notice of the proceeding, unless vacated or set aside upon the grounds and by the methods prescribed by statute.</p> <p>3. Judgments — Correction after Expiration of the Term. An error in the judgment itself cannot be corrected after the term at which it was rendered under the code provision authorizing courts of record to modify or vacate their own judgments for “irregularity in obtaining a judgment or order.” (Gen. Stat. 1901, § 5054.)</p>