Ramsay v. All Unknown
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the CourtOlivbR, J.
The essential pleaded facts are not in dispute. James J. Ramsay died intestate in 1948, leaving surviving bis widow, plaintiff Emma Ramsay, but no issue. His parents predeceased bim. His first wife, Elizabeth Ramsay, had died in lawful wedlock. Her heirs are two sisters and a brother, plaintiffs Anna Smail, Margaret Sehine and Homer C. Debo. Intestate, James J. Ramsay, was the illegitimate son of Sarah Jamieson Ramsay. Her heirs are intervenors Yera Dwyer , and Robert Jamieson. Intestate’s father is unknown, there are no heirs of such father and there was no mutual recognition between…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McAllister v. McAllisterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- In Re Estate of ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- Caulfield v. NoonanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- In Re Estate of TrippSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
3Cited by4 opinions
- Peet v. MongerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
- Theen v. MillerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
- Deur v. KelloggSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
- Ramsay v. All UnknownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950