Kolovrat v. Oregon

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1961-05-01

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Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. Joe Stoich and Muharem Zekieh died in Oregon in December 1953 without having made wills to dispose of personal property they owned in that State. Their only heirs and next of kin, who but for being aliens could have inherited this Oregon property under Oregon law, were brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews…

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