Legal Opinion
Markham v. Allen
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 7, 1946No. 60PublishedCited by 474 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Stone
The question is whether a district court of the United States has jurisdiction of a suit brought by the Alien Property Custodian against an executor and resident heirs to determine the Custodian’s asserted right to share in decedent’s estate which is in course of probate administration in a state court.
On January 23, 1943, petitioner, the Alien Property Custodian, acting under § 5 (b) (1) (B) of the Trading with the Enemy Act, 55 Stat. 839, 50 U. S. C. App., Supp. IV, § 616, and Executive Order No. 9095, as amended by Executive Order 9193, 3 Code Fed. Reg. (Cum. Supp.) 1174, issued vesting…
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