Legal Opinion
Crews v. Oven
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1946No. 3342PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
Appellants brought this action, in the nature of a creditors’ bill, to reach the distributive share of a legacy to which, they alleged, D. J. Oven1 was entitled as an heir-at-law of Claire Marie Oven,2 deceased.
In a previous action,3 appellants had obtained various judgments, aggregating approximately $53,000, against Oven. An execution had issued on the judgments and had been returned wholly unsatisfied.
On April 30, 1944, H. H. Champlin died testate, leaving a substantial estate. His will was admitted to probate on June 15, 1944. He had drawn the will without legal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- In Re Estate of BlakeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1910
- Franklin v. Margay Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- Hoehn v. CrewsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Brown v. RudolphCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Ferguson v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951