Legal Opinion
A. Patrick Tonti v. James C. Petropoulous and Richard B. Metcalf
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1981No. 79-3555, 79-3634PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
This action, filed by appellant A. Patrick Tonti pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, grows out of proceedings in the Probate Court of Franklin County, Ohio, in the administration of the estate of Alfred E. Tonti, appellant’s father, who died in January 1972.
Before reaching the issues on the present appeal, we find it necessary to set forth the proceedings in the State courts in some detail.
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Appellant Tonti, a licensed Ohio attorney was named as executor in his father’s will. Appellant’s mother, the sole beneficiary of the estate, opposed the appointment of her son due…
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