Fall v. Eastin
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
The question in this case is whether a deed .to land situate in Nebraska, made by a commissioner under the decree of a court of the State of Washington in an action for divorce, must be recognized in Nebraska under the due faith and credit clause of the Constitution of the United States.
The action was begun in Hamilton County, Nebraska, in 1897; to quiet title to the land and to cancel a certain mortgage thereon, given by E. W. Fall to W. H. Fall, and to cancel a deed executed therefor to defendant in error, Elizabeth Eastin.-
Plaintiff alleged the following facts: She and E. W. Fall, who was…
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