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Wadsworth et al. vs. Murray et al. legal documents

Collection — manuscript box: 32 - folder 1

Identifier: 1127m

Scope and content

Printed documents concerning the case as it came before the Court of Appeals, including points on appeal and a bill of exceptions. One copy of the points on appeal was mailed to Francis Kernan, State Reporter, in Utica.

Dates

1854.

Creator

Wadsworth, James S. (Respondent-appellee, Person)
Murray, Charles James (Respondent-appellee, Person)
Wadsworth, William A. (Appellant, Person)
Kernan, Francis, 1816-1892. (Person)
Livingston County (N.Y.). Court of Appeals (Organization)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

In his will James S. Wadsworth left his land in Geneseo and Avon, New York to his children, including his daughter Elizabeth, who subsequently died. A dispute arose as to whether her infant son, Charles Murray, was entitled to inherit any of the land, since he was not a U.S. citizen. The case was appealed to the Court of Appeals for Livingston County.