Legal Opinion

Nugent v. Powell

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 19, 1893PublishedCited by 78 opinions

Eeeoe to District Court for Laramie County, HoN. Bioh-aed H. Scott, Judge. The controversy in this case arose upon a petition for the distribution upon final settlement of the estate of Michael Powell, deceased, who had died intestate February 36, 1888, leaving neither a wife surviving him, nor a child of his blood.

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Eeeoe to District Court for Laramie County, HoN. Bioh-aed H. Scott, Judge. The controversy in this case arose upon a petition for the distribution upon final settlement of the estate of Michael Powell, deceased, who had died intestate February 36, 1888, leaving neither a wife surviving him, nor a child of his blood. The petition was filed December 31, 1889, by Patrick Powell, father, Margaret Powell, mother, and John Powell, Patrick .Powell, Jr., Hugh Powell, Margaret Tag-gart, Annie Powell and Sarah Powell, brothers and sisters, respectively, of the deceased, claiming to be the only heirs at…

1Opinion of the Court

ClaRK, Justice,

This case comes before this court upon exceptions duly reserved, taken by plaintiffs, in error to- sundry rulings, findings of fact, conclusions, of-law and-final decree-made by-the district .court of Laramie County in. the matter of .the final distribution of the .estate.-.pf .Michael Powell, deceased.-. The matter was heard - in the court below upon the petition for final distribution, filed by the .defendants in error,-.the answer of Emily Powell, by Francis J.. Nugent, her-guardian, one of the plaintiffs in error to-said petition-and.the reply of defendants in error…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hahn v. KellyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1868
  2. Mercein v. People ex rel. BarryNew York Supreme Court · 1840
  3. Chapsky v. WoodSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
  4. Davis v. Greve & WildermanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
  5. Jenkins v. PeckinpaughIndiana Supreme Court · 1872

3Cited by78 opinions

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  4. Purinton v. JamrockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
  5. In Matter of BadgerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920

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