Stephens v. Atkins Bros.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Judicial District Court, Parish of Red River; Charles V. Porter, Judge. Action by John F. Stephens, curator, agains; Atkins Bros. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Plaintiff, as curator of the succession of S. A. Gardiner, alleges that his decedent died in November, 1900, leaving a cotton crop, together with corn, mules, horses, cattle, implements, etc., of the aggregate value of 83,400; that Atkins Bros., composed of *16Jolm B. and James W. Atkins, took possession of said property and converted it to their own use; and he prays judgment against them in solido therefor, or, in the alternative, that they be condemned in the amount stated. The defendants deny that Gardiner left any property, and aver that, on the contrary, he was a bankrupt, and left no…
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