Legal Opinion
Oxley v. Sweetland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1938No. 4220PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This suit was instituted against the administratrix and the various next of kin of • Louis R. Sweetland, deceased, late of Hamlin, West Virginia, by plaintiff who claims to be his widow, the purpose of the suit being to determine the right of plaintiff to the personal property of the deceased. Process was served upon those of the next of kin who resided in West Virginia but was not served upon a number residing in other states. A motion to dismiss was sustained as to the nonresident defendants, but was-overruled as to the others, who filed answer denying that plaintiff…
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