de Poret v. Gusman

The opinion of the court on the original hearing was delivered by Spencer, J., and on the rehearing by Manning, C. J.

Spencer, J.

This suit is brought by, and in the name of, Leopold DePoret against A. L. Gusman, Mrs. Zoe Garig, and Mrs. Zulme Hearsey, the simple and unconditional heirs of Gabriel Gusman, deceased. A. L. Gusman is a citizen and resident of New York, but was in East Baton Rouge at the time of the institution of this suit, and was personally cited.

The petition alleges his citizenship in New York, and that he is about to convert his property in Baton Rouge into money, in order to…