Jean Louis Prevost, in Error v. Charles E. Greneaux, Treasurer of the State of Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up - from, the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana by a writ , of error 'issued under the 25th section of the judiciary act. /The facts, in the cáse were very few, and are stated in -the opinion of the court.
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This case was brought up - from, the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana by a writ , of error 'issued under the 25th section of the judiciary act. /The facts, in the cáse were very few, and are stated in -the opinion of the court. Mr. Janin made the' following.point: The plaintiff in error submits. — and that is the only point in. the case — that his heirship was only recognised in 1854; and that when the law imposing a fax or penalty is repealed before that tax is collected, the right to recover it is lost. This principle was recognised by the former Supreme Court of Louisiana. . In the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Tahey
This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. It appears that a certain Francois Marie Prevost, an inhabitant of that State, died in the year 1848 intestate and without issue, and possessed of property to a considerable amount. He left a widow; and, as no person appeared claiming as heir of the deceased, the widow, according to the laws of the State, was put in possession of the whole of the property by the proper authorities, in December, 1851. She died in March, 1853.
In January, 1854, Jean Louis Prevost, a French subject residing in France, presented himself by his…
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