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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Antionette Giraudo Monks, known as the Cantaloupe Queen of Imperial Valley, lost her U.S. Supreme Court petition to review a California ruling invalidating her late husband Allan Monks' will due to her partial Negro ancestry, an invalid interracial marriage under Arizona law, and allegations of fraud.
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Antionette Giraudo Monks, the colorful cantaloupe queen of earlier days in Imperial Valley, Monday lost another round in her fight to claim the rich estate of the late Allan Bradford Monks of San Diego.
The United States supreme court Monday denied her petition for a review of a California court decision setting aside Monks' will because she, the beneficiary, was found to be part Negro.
She appealed from the California court ruling which set aside the will made in 1928. The California court found that the marriage in Yuma in 1930 was invalid because it violated an Arizona statute prohibiting marriages between persons of Caucasian blood and those of other races, and also found the will was induced by fraud and undue violence.
In her petition for a review, the Cantaloupe Queen contended that the Arizona statute was a violation of the constitution because it invades a person's inherent liberty to marry as one sees fit.
Mrs. Monks has been attempting to claim the estate ever since the aged Monks died. His relatives contested her claims, contending that she induced Monks to make the will naming her beneficiary.
Exploits of the Cantaloupe Queen enlivened Imperial Valley for years while she was engaged in various agricultural enterprises.
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Imperial Valley, California
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Monday
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united states supreme court denied her petition for review; california court set aside the will and found the marriage invalid
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Antionette Giraudo Monks lost her petition to the United States supreme court for review of a California court decision setting aside Allan Bradford Monks' 1928 will because she was found to be part Negro. The California court ruled the 1930 Yuma marriage invalid under Arizona statute prohibiting marriages between persons of Caucasian blood and other races, and found the will induced by fraud and undue violence. She contended the Arizona statute violated the constitution. Relatives contested her claim alleging she induced the will. She has been attempting to claim the estate since his death.