Welsh v. Welsh

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

McEnery, J.

Henry Welsh died in the parish of Calcasieu in 1886, leaving his surviving widow, the appellant, in necessitous circumstances. There was no issue of the marriage. By his first marriage lie-left two children, both of whom were majors. • C. D. Welsh, his son by the first marriage, administered Ms father’s succession. The administrator filed his account of tlie administration and placed tlie necessitous widow on liis tableaux as a creditor for the sum of $1,000, less a credit of $98. The usufruct of the $1,000 due the widow is conceded, but the…