ESTATE OF HOOPER v. GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS

No. 17599.

427 F.2d 45 (1970)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Van Buren HOOPER, Sr., Deceased v. GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, a Claimant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 1, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. O'Dea, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Charlotte Amalie, V. I., for appellant.

Warren H. Young, Young, Isherwood, Gibbs & Carney, Christiansted, V. I., and James W. Ashley, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before HASTIE, Chief Judge, and GANEY and STAHL, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GANEY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the Government of the Virgin Islands from an order of the District Court thereof (1) approving the final account of the executor, (2) approving the offer received by the executor from Ideals Publishing Co. to redeem 5,100 shares of Ideals common stock, the principal assets of the estate, at $110.00 per share, and (3) denying the petition of the Government of the Virgin Islands for an order to...

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