Succession of Ory

ELLIS, Judge.

Mrs. Lizzie Edmonston Ory died testate on May 15, 1958. On September 8, 1959, her succession was opened, her will was admitted to probate, and under its provisions Elmer E. Ory was qualified as executor of her estate. No action was taken by the executor until March 22, 1967, when an order for an inventory was obtained.

A rule was filed ordering the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, in his capacity as Inheritance Tax Collector, to show cause why there should not be judgment decreeing no inheritance taxes due the State of Louisiana. On September 13, 1967, judgment was signed…