CARLEN v. CARLEN

No. 79-1073.

634 F.2d 346 (1980)

Henry Frank CARLEN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James A. CARLEN and Virginia Carlen Webb, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Maddin, Jr., Gracey, Maddin, Cowan & Bird, Barry L. Howard, Nashville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellant.

John E. Acuff, Crawford, Barnes & Acuff, H. S. Barnes, Cookville, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, and BROWN and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

In this diversity action, plaintiff-appellant Henry Frank Carlen, Jr. charges the invalidity of an inter vivos gift of valuable bank stock by the donor Walter R. Carlen, deceased. The bank stock was conveyed to James A. Carlen and Virginia Carlen Webb who are the surviving children of the deceased Walter R. Carlen. The plaintiff, by the terms of Walter R. Carlen's will, would be entitled to receive one-third of the value of this stock if the gift of the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases