Everett v. M'Kinney
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF PROBATES FOR THE PARISH OF CONCORDIA. The plaintiff alleges he is the lawful heir of one William Hyman, deceased, whose succession has been opened in the parish of Concordia, and that it consists of a tract of land, slaves, stock of cattle, plantation implements, crops gathered, rights and credits, amounting to about twelve thousand dollars, which property belonging to said estate, was sold by fjie widow of said Hyman, without the authority and…
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF PROBATES FOR THE PARISH OF CONCORDIA. The plaintiff alleges he is the lawful heir of one William Hyman, deceased, whose succession has been opened in the parish of Concordia, and that it consists of a tract of land, slaves, stock of cattle, plantation implements, crops gathered, rights and credits, amounting to about twelve thousand dollars, which property belonging to said estate, was sold by fjie widow of said Hyman, without the authority and formalities of law; there being no counsel for absent heirs appointed to attend the taking of an inventory, and no account of…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
The only question presented in this case for our decision, is whether the petition sets forth any matters of probate jurisdiction.
The petition begins by alleging that he is a.lawful heir of one Hyman, whose succession is open in the parish, and unadministered. That one of the defendants claiming to be the widow of the deceased, took possession of the estate, consisting of land, slaves and moveables, that it was sold by her without an observance of the provisions and formalities of law, and that the proceedings which have been had in the court to which the petition is addressed, are null,…
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