Irving v. Ford
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, in the Probate Court, of Frank Irving, of Portsmouth in the State of Virginia, alleging that he is the heir at law of Robert Irving, otherwise known as Sheridan W. Ford, of Chelsea in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and further alleging that Leonard A. Ford falsely had represented himself to be a son of Robert Irving, otherwise known as Sheridan W. Ford, and had petitioned the Probate Court for letters of administration to be issued to him, falsely declaring…
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Petition, in the Probate Court, of Frank Irving, of Portsmouth in the State of Virginia, alleging that he is the heir at law of Robert Irving, otherwise known as Sheridan W. Ford, of Chelsea in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and further alleging that Leonard A. Ford falsely had represented himself to be a son of Robert Irving, otherwise known as Sheridan W. Ford, and had petitioned the Probate Court for letters of administration to be issued to him, falsely declaring that Mary A. Ford, widow, and Leonard A. Ford, a son, and Annie E. Ford, a daughter, were the only heirs at law and next of…
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, C. J.
This case arises on a petition to the Probate Court to amend the record of a petition for administration by substituting other names as the next of kin, and also to remove the administrator appointed on the earlier petition. The ground of the present proceeding is that the petitioner is the lawful son *220of the deceased, and that the respondent, the administrator, is not a lawful son as he alleged. The Probate Court dismissed the petition, and on appeal the case was reported to the full court by a single justice. The facts were these. The petitioner’s father and mother were slaves. In 1846, by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Blythe v. AyresCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
- Mulhall v. FallonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- Miller v. HydeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- Combs v. Jefferson Pond Draining Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1860
- Hall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Irving v. FordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Holloway v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1926
- Merrick v. BettsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Scalabrelli's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Dauphin County · 1947