Tryon v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The facts upon which the motion is based will be found stated in the opinion of the court. The petition for the grant of letters shows that the drafts were drawn on the bank in New York by a bank in Santa Fe, N. Mex.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The facts upon which the motion is based will be found stated in the opinion of the court. The petition for the grant of letters shows that the drafts were drawn on the bank in New York by a bank in Santa Fe, N. Mex. It is not shown, either here or in the orphans’ court, whether such drafts were in the District of Columbia at the time of the intestate’s death. ■ This is, however, immaterial, as they would not be local assets for the purpose of founding jurisdiction to grant letters of administration, even if the papers themselves were found in the…
1Opinion of the Court
Nott, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is a motion on the part of the defendants to dismiss the suit of an administrator upon the ground that the orphans’ •court of the District of Columbia was without jurisdiction to issue letters of administration.
The claimant replies by a statement of facts which may be reduced to this brief recital: The- decedent left California non animo revertendi; the city of Washington was the intended terminus of his journey; he brought with him all of his goods and personal property, and he remained here until he died.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Chapman v. BarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Brown v. KeeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1834
- Davenpoet v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1896