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Olmsted v. Olmsted, 216 U.S. 386 (1910)
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Olmsted v. Olmsted, 216 U.S. 386 (1910)
Olmsted v. Olmsted No. 102 Argued January 25, 1910 Decided February 21, 1910 216 U.S. 386
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
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The law of a state in which land is situated controls and governs its descent, alienation, and transfer, and neither a decree of a court or a statute of another state can have any efficacy as to title of real estate beyond the jurisdiction of that state.
The full faith and credit clause of the federal Constitution does not require the courts of a state to give effect to a statute legitimatizing children born before wedlock after marriage of their parents so as to affect interests which, under the law of the state where the property is located, had been so vested that it cannot be affected by subsequent legislation, and so held that the courts of New York are not required to give effect to a statute of Michigan so as to vest in children of the testator legitimatized by such statute property, the title to which had already vested in his other legitimate children.
190 N.Y. 458 affirmed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Olmsted v. Olmsted, 216 U.S. 386 (1910) in 216 U.S. 386 216 U.S. 390. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JHRLBLB17PEV2C1.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Olmsted v. Olmsted, 216 U.S. 386 (1910), in 216 U.S. 386, page 216 U.S. 390. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JHRLBLB17PEV2C1.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Olmsted v. Olmsted, 216 U.S. 386 (1910). cited in 1910, 216 U.S. 386, pp.216 U.S. 390. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JHRLBLB17PEV2C1.
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