Legal Opinion
Potter v. Fahs
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1948No. 12158PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff’s husband, Elmore Livingston Potter, a resident of Daytona Beach, in Volusia County, Florida, died testate on June 24, 1939. His will and codicil were duly probated in the County Judge’s Court in the county of his residence and letters testamentary were issued to his widow, Jessie B. Potter, appellant here, and to the Atlantic National Bank of Daytona Beach, Florida, as co-executors of the will.
The widow filed a claim against the estate of the testator for the amount of the two promissory notes executed by her husband to her on January 1, 1930. These notes bore…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Helvering v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Sanderson's Administrators v. SandersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1880
- Patterson v. CobbSupreme Court of Florida · 1852
- Potter v. FahsDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1947
3Cited by3 opinions
- Edith Cosby and Susie De Shazo v. O. D. (Bud) Shackelford and Ruth Jane Lee, Co-Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Ida Poindexter, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Crosby v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1956
- Ladson Lumber Co. v. AllenDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1951