Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Friday
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1951No. 14299_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the defendant from an order of the court awarding attorney fees against the estate of G. A. Franz, deceased.
A concise history of the litigation involved may be found in the opinion of this court in Buder v. Fiske, 8 Cir., 174 F.2d 260. It will be unnecessary, therefore, to do more than state in outline the facts pertinent to the immediate controversy.
In brief, Erhardt D. Franz died testate in 1898, leaving to his widow Sophie a life estate in all of his property with remainder over to his ten children. In 1909 Sophie, the widow, created a trust…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Central Railroad & Banking Co. of Ga. v. PettusSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Hobbs v. McLeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Wallace v. FiskeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Fiske v. BuderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1958
- Fruco Const. Co. v. McClellandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,371 William R. Van Gemert v. The Boeing Company (Formerly the Boeing Airplane Company)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- William Ballwanz, to the Use of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Jarka Corporation of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Wallace v. HouseDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1974
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