Legal Opinion
United States v. Gavin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1947No. 11251PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Circuit Judge.
Appellee received $206,974.43 as a compromise settlement of her claim against the estate of James L. Flood, deceased. The right to share in said estate was based on the claim of appellee that she is the natural daughter and pretermitted heiress of said decedent. Appellee asserted her claim by filing a petition in the year 1927 in the Superior Court of San Mateo County, California, in which the last will of said Flood was being probated. Appellee asserted a claim to a two-ninths share of said estate.
Prolonged litigation ensued. Said Superior Court directed a verdict against…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lyeth v. HoeySupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gavin v. Protestant Episcopal BishopCalifornia Supreme Court · 1933
- Magruder v. SegebadeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
- Keller v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1940
3Cited by8 opinions
- Getty v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1988
- Bailey v. RatterreDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1956
- Parker v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1978
- Hull v. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. PayneDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1965
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