Legal Opinion
Southworth v. Adams
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Wisconsin
Decided October 18, 1880PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dyeb, D. J.
This is an action originally brought in the state court to establish an alleged lost will of Richard De Forest, deceased, and removed to this court at the instance of the defendant. The complainant is a citizen of the state *2of Iowa, and claims to be a legatee under the alleged will. The defendant Jane N. Adams is a citizen of the state of Michigan, and the sole heir at law of De Forest. The estate of deceased was situated'in this state, and was being administered upon in the probate court of Walworth county, as the estate of an intestate, when this action was brought. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Case of Broderick's WillSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Gaines v. FuentesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Gaines Et Ux. v. ChewSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Gaines v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Tarver v. TarverSupreme Court of the United States · 1835
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re Valentine's WillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- In Re Application of BogishNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
- State v. CruzNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951