Hutchinson Investment Co. v. Caldwell

Citations

• 152 U.S. 65
• 14 S. Ct. 504
• 38 L. Ed. 356
• 1894 U.S. LEXIS 2092

Syllabus

<p>In States whose laws permit illegitimate children, recognized by the father in his lifetime, to inherit from him, such children are “ heirs ” within the meaning of Bev. Stat. § 2269, which provides that when a party entitled to claim the benefits of the preemption laws of the United States di$s before consummating his claim, his executor or administrator may do so, and the entry in such case shall be made in favor of his heirs, and the patent, when issued, inure to them as if their names had been specially mentioned.</p>