Succession of Harris
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Octavia Harris died intestate in the city of New Orleans, leaving a small estate inventoried at $1,704.
On- March 8, 1923, judgment was rendered in the civil district court for the parish of Orleans, recognizing Louisa Kibby, the widow of Henry Jones, and a sister of decedent, as her sole and nearest heir, and sending claimant into possession of the effects of the succession.
This judgment was set aside by a judgment rendered May 15, 1923, at the instance of Lucy Kibby, wife of Louis Badger, the legitimate daughter of a deceased brother of Octavia Harris, She contested the claim of Louisa Kibby…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Estate of HardySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894