Succession of Koppel

The Supreme Court of Louisiana, in an opinion transferring this case to this court, has stated the facts to he as follows:

“Jacob Koppel died in the City or New Orleans on July 21, 1912. The succession of the decedent was duly opened in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans and his will ordered registered and executed. On August 16, 1912, the testamentary executor, and certain legatees under the will of the testator, namely, Mrs. Bertha Landry Koppel, the testator’s widow, and Mrs. Louise Koppel Guillard and Miss Ophelia Koppel, the testator’s sisters, took a rule in the…