Legal Opinion
Bassler v. Arrowood
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1974No. 73-1378PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
This diversity suit was brought by the executors of the estate of Mrs. A. G. Bush. The suit is against the executors .of the estate of Mrs. Bush’s husband, the Bush Foundation, and the foundation’s directors and former directors, two of whom are the executors of the A. G. Bush estate. The cause of action is basically for fraud in the distribution of the husband’s estate and in the operation of the Bush Foundation, The district court1 dismissed the complaint on the merits citing the alternative bases of res judicata, collateral estoppel and abstention. We affirm but…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Markham v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Harold L. Warner v. First National Bank of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Diane Giardina v. Adele Fontana, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph FontanaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Rice v. Rice FoundationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Christopher P. Sianis v. Mary S. Jensen Bradford K. JensenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Rodeway Inns of America, Inc., a Corporation, and Madesco Investment Corporation, a Corporation v. Maurice B. FrankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Ferenc Bedo v. Helen E. McGuireCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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