Ferguson v. Herr
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court for Richardson countr. Tried below before Letton, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Duffie, 0.
February 26, 1870, Benjamin F. Ferguson and Hannah Ferguson, his wife, by proceedings instituted before the county judge of Richardson county, adopted Willie Duff Martin, who was at that time two and one-half years of age, and in custody of the poor master of Otoe county, Nebraska. Hannah Ferguson was the owner of certain real, estate in Richardson county, and died intestate in the year *6501888. At the time of her death Willie Duff Martin, who had lived with the Fergusons as their adopted child, had attained the age of twenty-one years, and claimed to inherit- the real estate of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ross v. RossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Orthwein v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Humphries v. DavisIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Nugent v. PowellWyoming Supreme Court · 1893
- Keegan v. GeraghtyIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Milligan v. McLaughlinNebraska Supreme Court · 1913
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- Barnes v. PaanakkerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Marnell v. KoserNebraska Supreme Court · 1928
- In Re McCauley's AdoptionNebraska Supreme Court · 1964
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