PANTON v. LEE

No. 5865.

261 F.2d 183 (1958)

Ruth L. PANTON, formerly Ruth L. Groseclose, Appellant, v. Ed LEE, Trustee of the Estate of Myron Groseclose, Bankrupt, Appellee. In the Matter of Myron Groseclose, Bankrupt.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

November 10, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilbur R. Dean, Oklahoma City, Okl., for appellant.

Harry W. Priest, Oklahoma City, Okl., for appellee.

Before MURRAH, PICKETT and BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judges.


BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

In this bankruptcy proceeding the divorced wife of the bankrupt asserts a claim to one-half of the bankrupt's estate on the basis of a divorce decree entered less than a month before the filing of the voluntary petition in bankruptcy. The referee denied the claim and the district court affirmed.

Appellant, Ruth L. Panton, formerly Ruth L. Groseclose, married the bankrupt in 1947. They quarreled violently and permanently separated...

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