Legal Opinion

Succession of Butler

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 15, 1878No. 6871Published

^PPEAL from the Parish Court of Iberville parish. Crowell, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Manning, C. J.

Mrs. Butler died in July 1875 in Mississippi, where she was then, and for some time before had been, domiciled. Her olographic testament was duly probated in March ensuing, by and before *888the proper court, upon the petition of Charles M. Conrad, the executor named therein, who however declined to qualify. At his request Elliott Henderson, a resident of Mississippi, applied for and obtained letters of administration cum testamento anneooo from the local Chancery court, and qualified by giving the prescribed bond, and taking the official…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Succession of RobertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
  2. Chiapella v. CoupreySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1835
  3. State v. BermudezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1839

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