Legal Opinion
Lummis v. White
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1980No. 79-2898PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. died on April 5, 1976, leaving an estate that state taxing authorities estimate at $1.1 billion and the administrators estimate at $167 million.1 Hughes’ assets primarily consisted of the stock of Summa Corporation, a wholly-owned Delaware corporation. Administrators were appointed in each of the five states where the estate’s property is located: Texas, California, Nevada, Delaware, and Louisiana.2 The claimants include twenty-one heirs who have entered a settlement agreement, about 386 other alleged heirs who have appeared in various state…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Moor v. County of AlamedaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Milliken v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Perkins State Bank, a Florida Banking Corporation v. John Connolly, the Hanover National Bank of Wilkes-BarreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Rey L. BayonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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