Hopkins v. Hopkins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Kruse, P. J.:
On October 27, 1899, Benjamin W. Hopkins and his wife adopted the plaintiff. In 1910 Benjamin W. Hopkins died intestate, leaving no descendants other than the adopted daughter. On March 4, 1920, Harrison L. Hopkins, a brother of Benjamin W. Hopkins, died intestate, leaving him surviving a brother and a sister, his only blood relatives, heirs at law and next of kin. The adopted daughter of Benjamin brings this action to partition certain lands in which the said Harrison had an undivided one-fourth interest at the time of his death, claiming she is an heir of Harrison. The learned…
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