Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Burton
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 23, 1942No. 7934PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
In October, 1940, P. Gordon Cooper and Albin Cooper (appellants), sons of Emma K. Cooper, filed a petition in the District Court to have the mental competency of Mrs. Cooper determined and, upon a finding that she was insane, to have appointed a committee of her property and estate. The petition prayed that during the pendency of the cause a conservator of the property be appointed.
Mrs. Cooper is a widow eighty years of age. From 1914 to 1934 she resided with her sons in Washington, D. C. In 1932 she is alleged to have become insane, and in 1934 she was taken to the Christian Sanatorium,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hollingsworth v. BarbourSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Schlaefer v. SchlaeferCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Herzog v. HubardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Jennings v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1906
3Cited by11 opinions
- Blank v. BitkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Davis v. Ensign-Bickford Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- In Re WilliamsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1958
- Ellen D. Mitchell v. Cynthia D. Ensor, Ellen D. Mitchell v. Cynthia D. EnsorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Gaines v. GainesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
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