Legal Opinion
McClendon v. Straub
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1952No. 13748_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
Basing federal jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship, appellee, plaintiff below, prayed that certain real and personal property, alleged to have been owned by Grover C. Mc-Clendon at the time of his death, be sold and that the proceeds of sale be divided among the joint owners or tenants in common.
Grover C. McClendon died intestate on February 18, 1950, and this action was instituted on September 6, 1950, at which time there had been no administration upon his estate. The plaintiff claimed to be his daughter by an earlier marriage; the defendant, Mrs. Grover C.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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