Wise v. O'Malley

Citations

• 60 Tex. 588
• 1884 Tex. LEXIS 7

Syllabus

<p>1. Jurisdiction—Probate court — Statute construed.—Art. 2096, Revised Statutes, does not confer upon the probate court jurisdiction over contracts which are not executory in their character.</p> <p>2. Jurisdiction of probate courts.—No general jurisdiction to establish claims against an estate can be exercised by the probate court except in the mode provided by law; and where there are conflicting claims between the estate and some other person to specific property, they must be settled in some other than the probate court.</p> <p>8. Same.—The district court can acquire no jurisdiction by an appeal from the probate court when the jurisdiction of the probate court over the subject matter of the controversy did not exist.</p>