Legal Opinion
Panton v. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1958No. 5865PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
In this bankruptcy proceeding the divorced wife of the bankrupt asserts a claim to one-half of the bankrupt’s estate on the basis of a divorce decree entered less than a month before the filing of the voluntary petition in bankruptcy. The referee denied the claim and the district court affirmed.
Appellant, Ruth L. Panton, formerly Ruth L. Groseclose, married the bankrupt in 1947. They quarreled violently and permanently separated in December, 1954. Groseclose, who was a construction contractor, was in grievous financial difficulties in the early part of 1955. On…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Maroney v. TannehillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- D. K. Porter, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Abe Greenband v. Woodey B. Searle and Edlean E. SearleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- Kupka v. KupkaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Lawson v. LawsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- Frensley v. FrensleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re HarmsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 1980
- Greenhouse v. HargraveSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
- Panton v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958