Legal Opinion

Annie Jean Habecker v. Earl W. Young, as Administrator of the Estate of Elizabeth T. Poppell, Deceased, Herman Tedder and Bartow Tedder, Intervenors

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 27, 1973No. 72-2241PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Annie Jean Habecker, plaintiff below, brought suit in the District Court for the Northern District of Florida seeking specific performance of a contract to adopt. The defendant is the administrator of the alleged foster mother’s estate. The intervenors are brothers of the alleged foster mother and are her heirs at law. The district court entered summary judgment for the defendant. We reverse and remand for a trial on the merits.

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We have determined that summary judgment in this case came too quickly and that more evidence is necessary to avoid possible…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Toler v. GoodinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  2. Taylor v. CoberlySupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
  3. Sheffield v. BarrySupreme Court of Florida · 1943
  4. Roberts v. CaughellSupreme Court of Florida · 1953

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Board of Education v. BrowningCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  2. Laney v. RobertsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  3. Matter of Heirs of HodgeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  4. Board of Education v. BrowningCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994

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