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Stein v. Bowman

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 15, 1836PublishedCited by 7 opinions

APPEAL FROM TIIE COURT OF TROBATES FOR THE PARISH OF ST. TAMMANV. This case commenced by an opposition to the account filed ■ by the defendant, as curator of Nicholas Stein’s estate, and to the prolongation of his term. Bowman presented an account to the Court of Probates for the parish of St. Tammany, of his first year’s administration, and prayed that it be homolo-gated, and that he be continued another year in his curator-. ship.

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APPEAL FROM TIIE COURT OF TROBATES FOR THE PARISH OF ST. TAMMANV. This case commenced by an opposition to the account filed ■ by the defendant, as curator of Nicholas Stein’s estate, and to the prolongation of his term. Bowman presented an account to the Court of Probates for the parish of St. Tammany, of his first year’s administration, and prayed that it be homolo-gated, and that he be continued another year in his curator-. ship. The amount of available funds accounted for, was three thousand six hundred and forty-four dollars. The disbursements consisted of one thousand five hundred…

1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.

This case must be considered as intimately connected with the one between the same parties, just decided, and the two were in fact tried together.

It appears, that the curator of the vacant estate of Nicholas Stein, at the expiration of the year of his curatorship, filed an account of his administration, and prayed for a renewal or continuation of his curatorship for another year. The account was approved by the court, contradictorily with the attorney of absent heirs, and the curatorship prolonged.

John F. Stein, the appellant, and whose suit to be recognised as heir, was still pending,…

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