North Dakota § 32-17-19 Court may determine heirs or devisees of deceased entrymen

North Dakota Statutes

§ 32-17-19 — Court may determine heirs or devisees of deceased entrymen

North Dakota § 32-17-19

Title 32Judicial Remedies

Ch. 32-17Actions to Quiet Title and Determine Claims to Real Estate

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N.D. Cent. Code § 32-17-19 (2026).

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When any person holding a homestead or tree claim under the laws of the United States
shall have died before patent therefor has been issued, and, by reason of such death, a patent
or final certificate afterward shall be granted to "the heirs" or to "the devisees" of such person,

the district court of the county in which the lands are situated, in a civil action brought for that
purpose, may determine who are such heirs or devisees and what are their respective shares in
said homestead or tree claim. Such action shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter
insofar as the same may be applicable.

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When any person holding a homestead or tree claim under the laws of the United States
shall have died before patent therefor has been issued, and, by reason of such death, a patent
or final certificate afterward shall be granted to "the heirs" or to "the devisees" of such person,

the district court of the county in which the lands are situated, in a civil action brought for that
purpose, may determine who are such heirs or devisees and what are their respective shares in
said homestead or tree claim. Such action shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter
insofar as the same may be applicable.