Legal Opinion
Allison v. Watson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 15, 1884No. 9162PublishedCited by 7 opinions
PPEAL from the Ninth District Court, Parish of Tensas. Hough, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Poché, J.
The issues presented in these two cases will be better understood by a statement of the salient facts which have given rise to the litigation.
A. J. Watson died in Tensas parish in 1862, leaving a widow and an only child, then an infant. The latter was his sole heir and inherited several plantations situated in that parish. In 1865 his widow married his brother, A. C. Watson, without being retained in the natural tutorship of her child by a family meeting. Soon after the marriage a family meeting was convened and recommended her as tutrix and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Starr & Howland v. Zacharie & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
- Dupre v. SplaneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1840
- Bonneau v. PoydrasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- State ex rel. Billington v. Sacred Heart Orphan AsylumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Poche v. New Orleans Home Investment Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Watson v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
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