Legal Opinion
George Leighton Dahl v. Gloria Dahl Akin and Ted M. Akin
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1980No. 79-1409PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
George L. Dahl, an elderly Texas widower, planned to remarry. 1 Dahl’s daughter Gloria, fearing diversion of her father’s estate, resolved to stop his remarriage. When filial remonstrances failed, Gloria resorted to the Texas courts. First, by means of false, ex parte representations that her father was incompetent, Gloria succeeded in having herself appointed his guardian. Tex.Prob.Code Ann. § 131(b) (Vernon 1956). Second, again by means of false, ex parte representations, Gloria persuaded the Texas Mental Illness Court to issue a writ directing that her father…
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