Wiley v. Stewart
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Avoyelles; S. Allen Bordelon, Judge. Action by George Wiley against George Stewart. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Judgment set aside, and judgment ordered for plaintiff.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
PROVOSTY, J.
At the death of Edmund Wiley, Eliza Bowman, who for many years had been living with him as his wife, caused his will to be probated, and herself to be put in possession as universal legatee. The present plaintiff, George Wiley, claiming to be the son and sole heir of the deceased, brought suit praying to be so recognized, and that the said will of his father be annulled, and judgment was so rendered by the trial court. The suit was against Eliza Bowman. She appealed from the judgment, and pending the appeal died; and the defendant in the present suit, George Stewart,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Farley v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Wiley v. BowmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- Meyers v. MeyersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916