Legal Opinion

Sullivan v. Kidd

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 3, 1921No. 65PublishedCited by 68 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. The cage is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day

This is an appeal from a decree of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. It involves the construction of the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States of March 2, 1899, relating to the tenure and disposition of real and personal property. Compilation of Treaties in Force 1904, 375 (Malloy); 31 Stat. 1939.

The case arises from the following facts:

Peter Martin died at Osawatomie, Kansas, January 29, 1915, owning real estate situated in the County of Saline, Kansas. He left surviving him certain relatives, among others a sister Margaret Ingoldsby, a resident of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Charlton v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Geofroy v. RiggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. Blythe v. HinckleySupreme Court of the United States · 1901

3Cited by68 opinions

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