Legal Opinion
Succession of Wesley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 9, 1953No. 41270PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
Gus Wesley, who was born out of wedlock, died intestate without ascendants or descendants, leaving a separate estate. The claimants to this estate are Della Wesley, his widow, and Luvcnia Jackson, a half-sister of legitimate birth. Both the district court and the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, 64 So.2d 470, concluded that the widow was entitled to the separate estate •of the deceased, and the case is now before us for review.
The deceased Gus Wesley was the illegitimate child of Maria Rose and an unknown father. After his birth his mother married Silas Rose, and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In re Nereaux's EstateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Succession of Simonette Reason FallsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
- Jones v. JamesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Succession of BriscoeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1847
- Hite v. HiteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Cobb v. State Security Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Succession of TurnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Quiett v. Estate of MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Abraham v. Connecticut Fire InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Cobb v. State Security Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1979
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