Sweetland v. Transberg
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Washington
In Equity. Suit by W. M. Sweetland, B. J. Sweetland, husband of said W. M. Sweetland, and Grover T. Lemon, a minor, by W. M. Lemon, guardian of his estate, against Christine Transberg and others. On demurrer to bill.
1Opinion of the Court
WHITSON, District Judge.
This is a suit to establish the heirship of complainants as children of the deceased sisters of Hans Trans-berg, who, it is alleged, died intestate in this district leaving a widow, but neither father, mother, brother, nor sister, surviving.
In the absence of state construction, the demurrer to the amended bill of complaint calls for an interpretation of subdivisions 2 and 4 of section 4620 of Ballinger’s Code (Pierce’s Code, § 2702), which read as follows:(2) “If the decedent leaves no issue, the estate goes in equal shares to the surviving husband or wife, and to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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