Hamlin v. Grogan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri; Arba S. Van Valkenburgh, Judge. . Bill of interpleader in equity by Oscar T. Hamlin, administrator, against George H. Grogan and others. Decree for defendant Grogan, and complainant and the other defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
[1] The controversy in this suit turns upon the question whether appellee, George H. Grogan, was the husband of Eliza Grogan at the time of her death. There is no charge of adultery or bigamy. It is entirely a matter of who is entitled to the estate of Mrs. Grogan. The marriage was established by cohabitation, by both of the parties holding themselves out as husband and wife, and by documentary evidence in the handwriting of Mrs. Grogan. The case was carefully tried by an able and experienced judge. He found in favor of the marriage. His finding is amply supported by…
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