Legal Opinion
Karl J. Kirchberg, Plaintiff-Third Party v. Joan Paillot Feenstra, Defendant-Third Party v. Edwin W. Edwards and State of Louisiana, Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 12, 1979No. 77-1991PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
We consider in this case the constitutionality of article 2404 1 of the Louisiana Civil Code, which establishes the husband as the head and master of the community estate and gives him the power to alienate the community estate without the consent of the wife.
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In February 1966, Joan and Harold Feenstra purchased a house in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. In October 1974, Mrs. Feenstra filed a state criminal charge on an unrelated matter against her husband. Mr. Feenstra was incarcerated on the charge, and while in prison he retained Karl J. Kirchberg to represent him in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- KIRCHBERG v. FEENSTRA Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Succession of ClivensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Karl J. Kirchberg v. Joan Paillot Feenstra, Defendant-Third-Party v. David C. Treen and State of Louisiana, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Wessely Energy Corp. v. JenningsTexas Supreme Court · 1987
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