State ex rel. Toop v. Thomas

John Toop, a resident of Butler county, in this state, died, leaving a widow and no children. At the time of his death, he was the owner of a farm in that county. Some time after his decease his widow also departed this life, and these relators, who are his nieces and nephews, being children of a deceased brother and *148sister, and are residents of Great Britain, began this action in mandamus in the district court for Butler county, to require the respondent, as county attorney of that county, to proceed under article V (secs. 6272-6276), Rev. St. 1913, relating to escheats, to forfeit to the…