Mrs. Frania Tye Lee v. Ray Lee Hunt, of the Estate of H. L. Hunt v. Hugh S. Hunt

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from a suit originally filed in 1975 by Mrs. Frania Tye Lee, who is the mother of the Appellant herein, Hugh S. Hunt (a/k/a Hugh Lee Hunt, hereinafter “Hugh Hunt”), against the executor of the Estate of H. L. Hunt, alleging a putative marriage with the late H. L. Hunt and, as such, an entitlement to a community interest in property acquired during the alleged relationship. After lengthy litigation on jurisdiction, venue and related matters, Lee v. Hunt, 410 F.Supp. 329 (M.D.La.1976); Lee v. Hunt, 415 F.Supp. 245 (M.D.La.1976); Lee v. Hunt, 431 F.Supp.…