Legal Opinion

Stone v. Elliott

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 18, 1914No. 21,964PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Prom Howard Circuit Court; Leroy B. Nash, Judge. Action by Jesse Elliott against George W. Stone and others. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, the defendants appeal. (Transferred from Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1914, Acts 1901 p. 590.)

1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.

Appellee brought this action to quiet title to an undivided one twenty-fourth interest in certain lands located in Howard county, and have partition of the same.

In a special finding the court found the material facts in the case to be, in substance, as follows: That Jacob Elliott died testate in Howard county in August, 1875, leaving a widow, Rachel Elliott, who was a second childless wife, and also seven children by his first wife of whom appellee was one; also certain grandchildren; that said Jacob Elliott died the owner in fee simple of the lands described in the pleadings; that on June…

2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. Knowlton v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  3. United States v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. Plummer v. ColerSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  5. Alexandrine Mager v. Felix GrimaSupreme Court of the United States · 1850

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  4. Baker v. KrietensteinIndiana Supreme Court · 1916
  5. State Ex Rel. Piel v. Arkansas Construction Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1929

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