Succession of Marr

The facts on which this controversy is based seernto be as follows: Gr. W. L. Marr died in Tennessee, and his son Richard became Administrator of his estate. Lonsdale, of New Orleans, was indebted to Gr. W. L. Marr in the sum of $3000, as shown by three several promissory notes of $1000 each held by Richard Marr, the administrator, who, coming to New Orleans to collect these notes, found the debtor unwilling to make payment except to an administrator appointed in Louisiana. To obviate this difficulty Richard Marr prevailed upon Robert H. Marr, the defendant in this case, to take out letters…