Hauenstein v. Lynham
Supreme Court of the United States
Ebbob to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of Virginia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
Solomon Hauenstein died in the city of Richmond in the year 1861 or 1862, intestate, unmarried, and without children. The precise date of his death is not material. At that time, he owned and held considerable real estate in the city of Richmond. An inquisition of escheat was prosecuted by the eseheator for that district. A verdict and judgment were rendered in his favor. When he. was about to sell the property, the plaintiffs in error, pursuant to a law of the State, filed their petition, setting forth.that they were the heirs-at-law of the deceased, and praying that the proceeds of the sale…
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