Joseph Conway Hemingray

Refered to in Case Tried Before the Supreme Court of Utah

[Newspaper]

Publication: The Standard

Ogden, UT, United States
vol. X, no. 148, p. 7, col. 2

SALT LAKE NEWS.

Supreme Court.

The supreme court handed down three opinions in the following cases:

John J. Montague vs. George McCarroll, appellant. This action was brought to quiet the title to twenty acres of land which the plaintiff claimed to own. Defendant denied the allegations of complaint. Defendant also filed his cross complaint, claiming the fee in the land and title thereto through Hankammer the patentee, etc, etc.

On Oct. 12th, 1895, Adolph Hankammer made and delivered a power of attorney to Joseph C. Hemingray. On the third day of November, 1876, the United States issued a patent to Adolph Hankammer. On the 23rd day of April, 1891, the plaintiff received a quiet claim deed from Adolph Hankammer. The defendant also produced a deed dated Nov. 1st, 1890, from Adolph Hankammer, which was recorded Nov. 22 of the same year. This deed contained a clause . . . [illegible text] . . . of attorney held by Hemingray. The defendant claimed that the power of attorney was revocable. The court below held that the power of attorney was not revocable. The opinion of the supreme court written by Judge Miner upholds the judgment of the court below, Judge Bartch and Judge Hiles concurring.

Keywords:	Hemingray Family
Researcher notes:	Note that Joseph C. Hemingray died 21 May 1891 in Louisville, Kentucky. It is unknown whether or not the Court was aware of his death when hearing this case.
Supplemental information:
Researcher:	Glenn Drummond
Date completed:	August 15, 2006 by: Glenn Drummond;