Succession of Dolsen
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter B. Sommerville, Judge. In the matter of the succession of Charles Dolsen. Fannie A. Humphreys filed a claim. Judgment for less than the amount claimed, and claimant and executor appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Charles N. Dolsen, a very old man, died in the city of New Orleans in July, 1910, leaving a last will, which was duly probated. In November, 1910, Miss Fannie A. Humphreys, filed a petition in the mortuary proceedings, alleging that the estate was indebted to her in the sum of $10,330, for services rendered to the decedent from July 1, 1902, until the date of his death. The petition alleges that from July, 1902, to July, 1904, the claimant devoted her whole time and attention to the deceased—
“making his clothes, sewing, mending, employing, and superintending the servants in the care of the…
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- Vaughn v. TerrellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1871
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