Legal Opinion
Lee v. Hunt
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided April 8, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-423PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GORDON WEST, District Judge:
In this case, the plaintiff, Mrs. Frania Tye Lee, seeks to be recognized as the putative wife of the deceased Mr. H. L. Hunt, and as such to be declared to be the owner of one-half of all property acquired during the existence of the alleged putative marriage. The defendant, Ray Lee Hunt, as Executor of the Estate of H. L. Hunt, moves the Court to dismiss this suit for lack of jurisdiction or alternatively, to abstain in favor of a State Court determination of the issues, or as a third alternative, to remove this case to the United States District Court for the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Mas v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Robert S. Solomon v. Continental American Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- King v. Wall & Beaver Street CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Welsh v. American Surety Co. Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Mrs. Frania Tye Lee v. Ray Lee Hunt, of the Estate of H. L. Hunt v. Hugh S. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Hu v. CrockettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Eddie Manley, Individually, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Shirley Hall v. Leve T. EngramCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Hill v. Equitable Trust Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1983
- In Re HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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