Durham v. Williams
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the First Judicial District Oourt, parish of Caddo. Taylor, J. First — This case was remanded by the Supreme Court in order to enable the parties to ascertain, according to law, what was the residuary interest of Mrs. Williams in the community existing between her and B. F. Hollingsworth, deceased. 82 A. 162. Second — Plaintiff, the assignee of Mrs. Williams, then sued the executors of Hollingsworth for an account, in order to determine the residuary interest of…
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APPEAL from the First Judicial District Oourt, parish of Caddo. Taylor, J. First — This case was remanded by the Supreme Court in order to enable the parties to ascertain, according to law, what was the residuary interest of Mrs. Williams in the community existing between her and B. F. Hollingsworth, deceased. 82 A. 162. Second — Plaintiff, the assignee of Mrs. Williams, then sued the executors of Hollingsworth for an account, in order to determine the residuary interest of the widow in community. The account was rendered, and was homologated contradictorily with the heirs. It showed that all…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Bermudez, C. J.
The plaintiff having acquired the undivided interest of the defendant in a piece of real estate, in the city of Shreveport, which he claimed to consist of one half thereof, and one sixth of the other half, and one fourth of one sixth of the same half (in other figures, to the 29-48ths of the same], brought this suit to effect a partition, contradictorily with his co-owners, the children of the defendant by a former marriage, namely: the heirs of B. E.. Hollingsworth. These have demurred by a general denial, but have claimed ownership to…
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