Sprague's Illustrative Cases on the Law of Domestic Relations (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sprague's Illustrative Cases on the Law of Domestic Relations Ann Thomas having presented her peti tion in the orphans' court, asking for a par tition of the lands of her deceased husband, William B. Thomas. Her right was contested by Richard Thomas, administrator, etc., of said decedent, and others, his heirs at law, upon the ground of the invalidity Of her al leged marriage. Thereupon an issue was di rected to be tried in the common pleas to de termine that question. The jury returned a verdict establishing the marriage. Various exceptions were taken to the rulings of the court of common pleas on the trial, and the defendants bring error. An appeal was also taken to the decree of the orphans' court sub sequently rendered, directing partition of the land. For the Opinion filed therein, see 17 Ati. 181. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.