Succession of Lamotte
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. In the matter of the succession of A. M. Lamotte. Action by Octavie St. Avide, tutrix of Emma Lamotte, against Louisa Lamotte. Prom the judgment, plaintiff and Emma Lamotte, as forced heir, appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, C. J.
Octavie St. Avide brings this suit. She alleges that she is the widow of A. M. Lamotte, and tutrix of Emma Lamotte, the issue of her marriage with hér said husband; that he was married twice; that his first wife died in the year 1853; that of the first marriage there were born two children, one of whom died without issue, and the other — and surviving child of the first marriage — is Louisa Lamotte, now divorced wife of H. Rouillot, and a resident of Paris, France.
That the deceased, A. M. Lamotte, was married to petitioner in the city of New Orleans, where…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lamotte v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Carroll v. Succession of CarrollSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- Lamotte v. LamotteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Leleu v. DooleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
3Cited by6 opinions
- Taylor v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Jackson v. JacksonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Succession of RollingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Succession of AndersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Succession of Boyd v. AdamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
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