Legal Opinion
United States v. Summerlin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 27, 1940No. 715PublishedCited by 601 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
By a series of transactions, which it is unnecessary to review, the Federal Housing Administrator, acting on behalf of the United States, became the assignee of a claim against the estate of one J. F. Andrew, deceased. Respondent was appointed ancillary administratrix of that estate by the County Judge of Polk County, Florida. Respondent, on August 13, 1937, gave notice by publication to the creditors of the .estate to file proof of their claims within eight months as required by the state statute.
The United States filed its claim in the office of the County Judge on July 1, 1938, with a…
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