Donaldson v. State ex rel. Taylor
Indiana Supreme Court
From Lawrence Circuit Court; William H. Martin, Judge. Action by the State of Indiana, on the relation of William L. Taylor, as Attorney-General, against James Donaldson and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, J.
This action was brought by the State against appellants and others to have certain real estate in Lawrence county adjudged the property of the State, on the ground that the same had escheated to the State, said defendants claiming to own said real estate as the heirs of George Donaldson, deceased. The court made a special finding of facts and stated conclusions of law thereon, upon which judgment was rendered in favor of the State.
The errors assigned call in question the first and third conclusions of law. It appears from the record that in 1861 George Donaldson, then fifty years of age, a…
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