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JUDY TRUST FOR QUINN v. U.S.

No. 86-4958.

823 F.2d 851 (1987)

JUDY TRUST for David QUINN, and J.D. Children Trust for William Crow, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 24, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shuey & Smith, John M. Shuey, Shreveport, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael L. Paup, Chief, Appellate Sec., Dept. of Justice, Roger M. Olsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., David I. Pincus, Ann Belanger Durney, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, GEE, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether Louisiana law permits the creation of separate trusts from class trusts before class closure. The question is a doubtful and important one, and we have determined that we should seek the assistance of the Louisiana Supreme Court in deciding it — in view both of the distinctive character of the legal system of Louisiana as compared to the systems of other States of the Union and of the probable...

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