Legal Opinion

Mrs. Mary St. Tammany O'COnnOr McCarthy v. Frank B. Wood

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 5, 1957No. 16617_1PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Alleging that a judgment entered in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana, on December 11, 1956, confirming the probate of the last will and testament of Lillian Bell Reynolds, deceased, was secured by fraud and ill practices, plaintiff in a lengthy prayer 1 sought a decree declaring it a nullity.

The defendant moved to dismiss the action on five asserted grounds, 2 attaching to the motion a certified copy of a decision of the Supreme. Court of Louisiana, In Succession of Reynolds, 231 La. 410, 91 So.2d 584, affirming on the grounds of res…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Waterman v. Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Gaines v. FuentesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. Sutton v. EnglishSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  4. Fakouri v. CadaisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
  5. Sullivan v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Travelers Insurance Co. v. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1969

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