Smithsonian Institution v. Meech

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1898-02-28

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Me. Justice Brewer, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The legal title to this property passed by the conveyance *402 in 1885 to Mrs. Avery. She died without will. Prima facie, therefore, the title then passed to her heirs, the appellee…

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