Clapp v. Houg
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks county; Fisk,-]. Proceedings between William J. Clapp, special administrator of Louis Houg, and Louis Houg, otherwise known as Louis H. Olson. From the judgment the administrator appeals. It is conceded that the property in the special administrator’s hands should be turned over to the respondent; but appellant should be allowed his disbursements and fees. The case at bar differs from Scott v. McNeil, 154 U. S. 34, 14 Sup. Ct.
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Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks county; Fisk,-]. Proceedings between William J. Clapp, special administrator of Louis Houg, and Louis Houg, otherwise known as Louis H. Olson. From the judgment the administrator appeals. It is conceded that the property in the special administrator’s hands should be turned over to the respondent; but appellant should be allowed his disbursements and fees. The case at bar differs from Scott v. McNeil, 154 U. S. 34, 14 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1108, 38 L. Ed. 896, and cases therein cited. In this they were all cases of straight administration. No administrator can…
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
In December, 1899, one Louis Houg, thirty years of age, disappeared from Grand Forks county under circumstances which afforded reasonable grounds for the belief that he was dead, or had been secreted or otherwise unlawfully made away with. Upon his disappearance, search was made for him by the public authorities, and a reward offered by the county commissioners o£ said county for the production of his body and the apprehension of his murderers. All his relatives were notified of the facts relating to his disappearance. Some of the relatives resided in Minnesota, and others in Norway. Upon…
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- Scott v. McNealSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Boswell's Lessee v. OtisSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Hollingsworth v. BarbourSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Nations v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1861
- The Lessee of Walden v. Craig's HeirsSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
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- Nelson v. BlinnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908