The county court of the county wherein the estate of the decedent is being probated shall have jurisdiction in the probate proceedings to hear and determine the apportionment and proration of such tax as set out in section 77-2108. The district court of the county of which the decedent was a resident at the time of his death, or if a nonresident of the state, of the county in which all or any part of his property was situated, shall have jurisdiction of an action in equity for an accounting and contribution after the apportionment and proration have been determined by the county court.

Source

  • Laws 1949, c. 222, § 5, p. 626.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 77-2112

  • Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801