Legal Opinion

Scott v. Hillenberg

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided August 16, 1888PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from decree of circuit court of Wythe county, entered March 9th, 188*1, in the causes of Daniel Hillenberg against D. H. P. Scott and als., and of D. H. P. Scott and als. against Adam Hillenberg, heard together. Scott appealed. Opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtFauntleroy, J.

*246The chief error assigned is the decision of the circuit court that Margaret Scott, the wife of the appellant, D. H. P. Scott, and the daughter of Elizabeth Hillenberg, is not the legitimate child of one Austin Hillenberg, although born in lawful wedlock, and is incapable of taking as an heir of Austin Hillenberg, and therefore denying the partition of the land of Austin Hillenberg between the said Margaret Scott and her brother, Adam Hillenberg, prayed for in the bill of D. H. P. Scott and wife for that purpose.

Austin Hillenberg and Elizabeth Kinser were married either in the year 1857 or…

2Cited by14 opinions

  1. Cassady v. MartinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  2. Jackson v. ThorntonTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Armstrong v. StoneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1852
  4. Gibson v. GibsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  5. City of Hopewell v. TirpakCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998

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