GESSLER v. GESSLER

No. 17695.

273 F.2d 302 (1959)

Annette C. GESSLER, Appellant, v. Nina Ross GESSLER, as Administratrix of the Estate of John M. Gessler, Deceased, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 17, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward I. Cutler, Tampa, Fla., for appellant.

David C. G. Kerr, Chester H. Ferguson, of Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly Tampa, Fla., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, TUTTLE and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

The question for decision is the enforceability in Florida, as against the creditors of an insolvent estate, of a Pennsylvania separation agreement providing for the support of a decedent's minor children.

On June 11, 1956, the plaintiff-appellant, Mrs. Annette Gessler, and John Gessler, her husband, entered into a written separation and support agreement under seal, "this agreement [to] be binding upon the parties hereto, and their...

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