Succession of Segura
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia; James Simon, Judge. In the Matter of the Succession of J. C. Segura, deceased. Ellis Segura applies for administration, Raphael Segura and others oppose, and St. Clair Segura and others intervene. From judgment for applicant and interveners, opponents appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Joseph C. Segura, white, and Mary Miles, colored, lived together in concubinage in this state from a time prior to the late Civil War until her death, February 19, 1912. Four children were born to this irregular union: Ellis Segura, St. Clair Segura, both residents of the parish of Iberia; Miary G. Segura, wife of James F. Child, residing in Washington City, D. C., who were all born during the existence of slavery; and Adolph Segura, also a resident of Washington, D. C., who was born in the year 1873. On August 27, 1912, by public act, J. C. Segura acknowledged and legitimated the four…
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