EVIDENCE WAS LACKING -- CARLSON vs JOHNSON

CARLSON, JOHNSON

Posted By: David (email)
Date: 2/15/2005 at 11:57:33

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, January 30, 1908

The case of JOHANNA CARLSON vs. F.G. JOHNSON et al, was tried last week, and
resulted in a verdict for the defendants. This was a case wherein JOHANNA
CARLSON claimed to be an illegitimate child of GUSTUS JOHNSON and sued for
an eighth interest in his estate. It was alleged that GUSTUS JOHNSON came
to America many years ago, leaving his daughter in the old country. He
married in America and raised a large family of boys and girls, accumulating
a large estate, and at his death, a few years since this was divided among
his heirs -- they never hearing of JOHANNA. After many years she comes on
the scene and sues for what she claims are her rights. Depositions from
Sweden were read and witnesses introduced to prove that JOHNSON had
acknowledged the kinship of JOHANNA, and also the verbal evidence that he
had written letters to that effect but the court held that these were not
sufficient to establish a claim -- too remote to show an identity, therefore
he could not unsettle land titles on what might be termed a mere shadow of
evidence. Therefore the known and lawful heirs will remain in undisputed
possession of their inheritance.
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