Legal Opinion
Succession of Anderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 28, 1932No. 32083PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOverton, J.
Thomas C. Anderson died testate in the city of New Orleans on December 10, 1931. He bequeathed all of his property, amounting to over $120,000, after the payment of debts, and $7,500 in special legacies, to his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Dix Anderson, ignoring Mrs. Irene Anderson Delsa, who claimed to be his legitimate daughter, and who is the widow of George Delsa, and the mother of four living children.
Mrs. Delsa is the only person claiming to be a child of Anderson. In view of the fact that Anderson had ignored her in his will, she filed a petition in his succession, claiming her légitime, or…
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