Legal Opinion
Gossett v. Swinney
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1931No. 9200PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN VALKENBURGH, Circuit Judge.
December 20, 1927, Harry Wilson Loose, a citizen of Kansas City, Mo., died leaving a will, the construction of article seven whereof is the subject-matter of this controversy. He left no descendants, brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces. His father and mother as well as his uncles and aunts were dead. His next of kin, and indeed Ms only blood relatives, were the ten first cousins. complainants in this action. Upon his wife, from whom he had been living apart, and who survived him, he had made a property settlement, which she had accepted in satisfaction of all…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Jones v. HabershamSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Ould v. Washington Hospital for FoundlingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Chambers v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
- Perin Ex Rel. Perin v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1861
- Adams v. University HospitalMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Mississippi Valley Trust Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. BurnetCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Moore v. SellersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- Glidewell v. GlidewellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- H. Wadsworth Hight, One of the Executors of the Will of Alice F. Cochran, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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