HAUENSTEIN v. LYNHAM


100 U.S. 483 (____)

HAUENSTEIN v. LYNHAM.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William L. Royall for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. James G. Field, Attorney-General of Virginia, and Mr. J.A. Lynham, contra.


MR. JUSTICE SWAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.

Solomon Hauenstein died in the city of Richmond in the year 1861 or 1862, intestate, unmarried, and without children. The precise date of his death is not material. At that time, he owned and held considerable real estate in the city of Richmond. An inquisition of escheat was prosecuted by the escheator for that district. A verdict and judgment were rendered in his favor. When he was about to sell the property...

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