Legal Opinion

Lemmon v. Clark

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 15, 1884No. 9106PublishedCited by 7 opinions

APPEAL from the Twenty-third District Court, Parish of West Baton Bouge. Matthews, Judge ad hoe.

1Opinion of the Court

*745The opinion of the court, was delivered by

Fenner, J.

William W. Lemmon and his wife, Elizabeth Chism, died in 1863, leaving a large estate and three children, who were their sole heirs. The eldest, George C., was of age, but as he afterwards died and as his interest is inherited by the other two, he may be dismissed from consideration. Mary J. Lemmon and Wm. W. Lemmon, the present plaintiffs, were minors. Their grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Chism, in 1863, presented a petition to the court of the parish, representing the death of the said W. W. Lemmon and wife, and the minority of said children…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bry v. DowellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
  2. Heirs of Wells v. Heirs of CunySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1832

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Boudreaux v. Lower Terrebonne Refining & Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
  2. Deshotels v. LafleurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  3. Succession of AronsteinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
  4. Morris v. AbneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  5. Elizardi v. KellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905

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