Legal Opinion
PETERS v. McKAY
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 14, 1951PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrand, C. J.
The petitioners, as the Dutch heirs of Herman Trebas, deceased, seek a refund and distribution to them in equal shares of the net proceeds of the decedent’s estate which was turned over by the administrator to the State of Oregon as an escheat. The defendants, acting as the State Land Board, moved to quash the service of the petition. The motion was allowed and the petitioners appeal.
The facts alleged and material to the decision are as follows: Petitioners are first cousins of Herman Trebas, deceased, and his heirs at law. Herman Trebas was born in Germany and died in Beaverton, Oregon, 22…
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