§ 38-10-01 — Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "District court" means the district court having jurisdiction of the estate of which the
personal representative involved is administrator, executor, or guardian, as the case
may be.
2. "Estate" means the estate of a person who died testate or intestate and the estate of a
minor or of an individual who is incompetent or a spendthrift under guardianship.
3. "Lease for production" means any lease of property of an estate for the purpose of
mining or of drilling and operating for oil, including the laying of pipelines and the
building of tanks, power stations, and other structures upon the lands described in
such lease for the purpose of producing, saving, and taking care of products of the
mine or well.
4. "Personal representative" means an executor of the last will or the administrator of the
estate of a deceased person, or a guardian of the estate of a minor or of an
incompetent or spendthrift.