Anderson's Executors v. Anderson's Heirs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Eastern- Dist. APPEAR FROM THE COURT OP PROBATES FOR TIIE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE. This is an action commenced in tbe Court of Probates for the parish of East Baton Rouge, by the executors of the late John Anderson, in which they present their account of the administration of the decedent’s estate, accompanied by the proper vouchers, with a detailed statement of the moneys received and disbursed by them.
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Eastern- Dist. APPEAR FROM THE COURT OP PROBATES FOR TIIE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE. This is an action commenced in tbe Court of Probates for the parish of East Baton Rouge, by the executors of the late John Anderson, in which they present their account of the administration of the decedent’s estate, accompanied by the proper vouchers, with a detailed statement of the moneys received and disbursed by them. They allege that one of them, as he was authorized by the testator to do, took into his possession the plantation and slaves of the deceased, and administered them from August to October,…
1Opinion of the Court
Bullard J.
delivered the opinion of the court.
The executorg 0f the jagt w¡u 0f Anderson having surrendered the estate to the instituted heirs before the year of their executorship had expired, presented their account of administration to the Probate Court, showing a small balance in their hands in money. They pray an allowance of about two thousand dollars for their commissions on the amount of the inventory, deducting some bad debts. They further demand of the heirs to pay the one thousand dollars as a legacy left by the will to a servant, who had been emancipated by the will, and to whom…
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