Legal Opinion

Collins v. O'Brien

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 10, 1953No. 11605_1PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Per curiam

This case involves competing claims to the estate of James L. Collins, who died intestate. On September 2, 1947, the District Court entered an order authorizing service by publication on certain named persons, as well as “all the unknown heirs at law and next of kin of James L. Collins, deceased, and all other persons concerned,” and commanding them to appear on December 15, 1947, “to show cause * * * why they severally have any interest in the said estate.” A Special Master was appointed by the District Court by order dated December 17, 1947. After holding hearings, the Special Master issued…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Frazier v. KutzDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1943

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States of America, Richard L. Stradley, Trustee, Etc. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  2. James A. McShane v. United States of America, Scottish Law Society, English Law Society, Rhodesian Immigration AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
  3. United States Ex Rel. Rockefeller v. Westinghouse Electric Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 2003
  4. Linda L. (Shodrock) ROHDE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. K. O. STEEL CASTINGS, INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Raskin v. Dallas Indep Sch DistCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023

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