Field v. Mathison
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the Probate Court of St. Mary, Dumartrait, J. Garland, J. The plaintiff, who is a sister of Thomas E. Bowles, alleges that she is entitled to a portion of his succession, which amounts to about $35,000; that Mathison, claiming to be the executor of her deceased brother, has taken possession of all the property, and obtained from the court two orders or judgments, decreeing a sale of the same, under which judgments, dated December the 29th, 1841, and January 13th,…
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Appeal from the Probate Court of St. Mary, Dumartrait, J. Garland, J. The plaintiff, who is a sister of Thomas E. Bowles, alleges that she is entitled to a portion of his succession, which amounts to about $35,000; that Mathison, claiming to be the executor of her deceased brother, has taken possession of all the property, and obtained from the court two orders or judgments, decreeing a sale of the same, under which judgments, dated December the 29th, 1841, and January 13th, 1842, the property is' advertised to be sold on the 21st of February, 1842. The petitioner alleges the nullity of these…
1Opinion of the CourtGarland, J.
On the trial of the cause, the two wills of Thomas E. Bowles, mentioned in the case of the Succession of Thomas E. Bowles, ante, p. 33, were given in evidence, and their validity or legal effect was not in any manner attacked, either by the pleadings or evidence. It is not pretended that these wills, or either of them, have been impeached in any legal manner; and from them, as they now stand, it is clear that Louisa Bowles has no right or interest in the succession of her deceased brother, he having, in express terms, given all his estate, real and personal, to his mother, and sister, the…
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