Legal Opinion
Chamberlain v. Chamberlain
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 23, 1934PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTerrell, J.
The record here discloses that in 1887 John N. Chamberlain of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, took from an orphanage a little boy seven years old and gave him the name of Max Chamberlain. John N. Chamberlain and his wife assumed the relation of parents to Max and treated him as their own child, but never legally adopted him. John N. Chamberlain was a photographer and moved to Miami in 1896, where he continued to reside to the day of his death in November, 1925, at whch time he had accumulated a valuable estate.
At the time of his death the sole surviving heir of John N. Chamberlain was his son,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wells v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- White v. PooleSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1906
- Altgelt v. EscaleraCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
- Trebesch v. TrebeschSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Brasch v. ReevesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Binz v. Helvetia Florida EnterprisesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
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