Legal Opinion · Dissent

Succession of King

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 7, 1966No. 2117Published

1DissentBarnette, Judge

(dissenting) :

The concept of post-demise alimony is foreign to the laws and jurisprudence of Louisiana. My reluctant willingness to accept the concept for application in the instant case as opposed to the unwillingness of my colleagues, who form the majority, to do so, is the basic point of difference between us. As I see it we are here called upon under the full faith and credit clause *590in Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States to recognize and enforce an obligation sanctioned by the laws of Florida and imposed by a court of that State. It is our duty to do so, even…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Barber v. Barber Ex Rel. CronkhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
  2. Sistare v. SistareSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. Johnson v. MuelbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  4. Cortina v. CortinaSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  5. North v. NorthSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936

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