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Robert Carr dead! then they were the heirs-at-law.

From Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

It followed, then, that the property reverted to the heirs-at-law as of an Intestate.

From The History of Peru by Beebe, Henry S.

Such is the deference shown respectively to those who are, or are not, the real heirs-at-law.

From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick

It was, in fact, now allowed by the Court, that Mr. Howbridge and the heirs-at-law should occupy the deceased’s home and administer the estate, being answerable to the probate judge for all that was done.

From The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did by Hill, Grace Brooks

If he should die intestate, then his slaves, as part of his estate, would have to be duly administered on and distributed among the heirs-at-law.

From Slavery and the Constitution by Bowditch, William Ingersoll