Legal Opinion

Serry v. Curry

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 1889PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Error to the district court for Dixon county. Tried below before Powers, J. cited: Wells on Jurisdiction of Courts, sections 36, 70, 82, (p. 71,) and 271; King v. Merritt, 34 N.W.

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Error to the district court for Dixon county. Tried below before Powers, J. cited: Wells on Jurisdiction of Courts, sections 36, 70, 82, (p. 71,) and 271; King v. Merritt, 34 N.W. Rep. 696; Miehle v. Hides, 19 Kas. 582; Taylor v. Brobst, 4 G. Greene, (la.,) 534; People v. Huber, 20 Cal. 81; Atkins v. Atkins, 9 Neb. 202; Jackson v. McLean, 1 S. E. Rep. 785; Hawes on Parties to Actions, section 58; 2 Bates’s Pleadings, Parties, and Forms, 981; Freeman’s Void Judicial Sales, section 17; Dickison v. Dichison, 16 N. E. Rep. 862; Wade on the Law of Notice, section 1296; Noyes v. Barber, 4 N. H.…

1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell, J.

This is an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiffs against the defendants to recover possession of certain real *355estate. On the trial of the cause in the court below, judgment was rendered in favor of the defendants, and the action dismissed.

The plaintiffs are the children of Edward Serry deceased, and the defendants claim the possession of the real estate in controversy under an assignment of dower in lands owned by Edward Serry at the time of his death, which ■were assigned as dower to the mother of the plaintiffs, and by her afterwards assigned to the defendants. The plaintiffs claim…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. King v. MerrittMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Guthman v. GuthmanNebraska Supreme Court · 1885

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Tyson v. TysonNebraska Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Swobe v. MarshNebraska Supreme Court · 1905

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