When any probate court shall have first taken cognizance of the settlement of the estate of a deceased person, such court shall have jurisdiction of the disposition and settlement of all the personal estate of such deceased person to the exclusion of all other probate courts.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-445; 1952 Code Section 15-445; 1942 Code Section 220; 1932 Code Section 220; Civ. P. '22 Section 178; Civ. P. '12 Section 54; Civ. P. '02 Section 48; 1870 (14) Section 48.