Legal Opinion

Provan v. Percy

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 15, 1856PublishedCited by 7 opinions

ÁPPEAL from the District Court, Seventh District, Parish of West Feliciana, Merrick, J.

1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.

The defendant was surety on the bond of the tutor of plaintiff

The balance due by the tutor to his ward was settled by a judgment of court at $27,849 66, with a tacit mortgage on all lands and slaves owned by the tutor since the date of the appointment.

*180The tutor having died, his estate was administered as an insolvent estate; and upon an account and tableau of distribution, filed by his administrator, the proceeds of the real estate ($18,075 75) were allotted to the plaintiff and another minor, to whom the deceased had been tutor. Both those parties opposed the homologation of the…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Electrical Supply Co. v. Eugene Freeman, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
  2. Cloud v. ScarboroughCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  3. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  4. Alexandria Bank & Trust Co. v. HoneycuttSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
  5. Marshall v. DixonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889

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