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GORDON v. MATTHEWS

No. 14866.

273 F.2d 525 (1959)

Bernice M. GORDON et al., Appellants, v. Gladys Lloyd MATTHEWS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 23, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Carlisle E. Pratt, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Miss M. Wilhelmina Jackson, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before FAHY, DANAHER and BURGER, Circuit Judges.

BURGER, Circuit Judge.

The District Court dismissed an action for declaratory judgment under 28 U.S. C. §§ 2201, 2202 (1958) and Title 11 D.C. Code § 306 (1951), in which appellants claimed that they, rather than appellee (Gladys), are the surviving heirs and next of kin of the decedent Theodore A. Matthews.

The claim of appellants turns on whether appellee is the lawful surviving spouse of the decedent and it is claimed that she is not because...

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