First National Bank of Cincinnati v. Fishman

The First National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, as administrator of the estate of David Port, also known as David Portnoy, deceased, in its petition for determination of heirship has asked the court “to determine who the heirs and distributees of said decedent, entitled by law in this state to inherit, are according to the statutes in such case made and provided, and for such other orders and relief in the premises that the court deems proper.” The petition lists eleven defendants, all of whom reside in Russia, who, the plaintiff alleges, claim to *131be the heirs, next of kin and distributees of…