Legal Opinion
Amanda Holt and Alyce P. Woods v. Marjorie K. King and Myrtle Perkins
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1957No. 5631_1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, plaintiffs below, 1 2 brought suit to quiet title to certain real and personal property allegedly conveyed to them by their deceased brother, Edward Buckner. 3 The appellees, defendants below, are Marjorie K. King who asserts a claim to the property as a devisee under the will of Buckner, and Myrtle Perkins as executrix of the Buckner estate. 3 At the end of the plaintiffs’ case the court sustained an oral motion to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds.
Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. 4 It is conceded that the required jurisdictional…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Meredith v. Winter HavenSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Markham v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Waterman v. Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Sutton v. EnglishSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Fry v. DeweesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1940
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Nina C. Neu v. Frank Grant and Lorna Marie Grant, Husband and WifeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Claudiatte Pierce, as Surviving Widow of Teddy Joe Pierce, Deceased, for Herself and Letitia Pierce, Minor Child of Teddy Joe Pierce, Deceased v. Cook & Co., Inc., Stephen Ellenwood, a Minor Under the Age of 21 Years, Who Sues by Judson Ellenwood, as Next Friend v. Cook & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Rippey v. Denver United States National BankDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1966
- Britton v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- Jacob Sanchez v. J. T. Taylor, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
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