Legal Opinion
Makres v. Askew
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1974No. 73-2816PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Catherine Makres and Seymour Shift-man, appellants in this consolidated class action, wished to secure divorces in Florida state court. They filed separate suits, later consolidated, in the federal District Court alleging that they were bona fide Florida residents who would file for divorce but for Fla.Stat. § 61.-021, which requires that “the party filing the [divorce] proceeding must reside six months in the state before filing the *578petition.” 1 They claimed that § 61.021 interfered with their interests in unimpeded travel and access to courts, and that therefore it…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Vlandis v. KlineSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Memorial Hospital v. Maricopa CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Stottlemyer v. StottlemyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Universal Profile, Inc. v. Atlanta Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n (In Re Universal Profile, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1980
- Mendez v. HellerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Makres v. AskewCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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