Legal Opinion

Ostrom v. Ferris

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided July 26, 1926PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Anton Hirschman died May 19th, 1920, intestate, seized of two adjacent parcels of land in Bayonne. He had lived with his wife in a dwelling on one of the tracts nearly fifty years. His wife predeceased him a few months. He died childless. His heirs-at-law and next of kin were the children and grandchild of three deceased sisters. The defendant Warren Ferris, of North Bergen, Hudson county, is the only child of his sister Julia. The complainants Charlotta E. Ostrom, of Johnson City, near Binghampton, New York, is a daughter; Frank B. Rieber, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, is a son, and George A.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hoy v. BramhallSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1868
  2. Shultz v. SandersNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1884
  3. Dringer v. Receiver of the Erie RailwayNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1887
  4. Raritan Water Power Co. v. VeghteSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1869
  5. New Jersey Building Loan & Investment Co. v. LordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1904

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hyland v. KirkmanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
  2. Elmora, C., Asso. v. DancyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1931

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