Womack v. Womack
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the District Court of St. Helena, Leonard, J. 'The facts of this case are stated in the opinion of the.eoui't infra. There -was a motion to .dismiss the appeal, on the ground of want of jurisdiction, the amount claimed from each heir being less than $300. The plaintiff.claimed $1,200 of-the administrator of the estate of Womaclc, who being dismissed, the lieii-s, nine in number, were made defendants.
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APPEAL from the District Court of St. Helena, Leonard, J. 'The facts of this case are stated in the opinion of the.eoui't infra. There -was a motion to .dismiss the appeal, on the ground of want of jurisdiction, the amount claimed from each heir being less than $300. The plaintiff.claimed $1,200 of-the administrator of the estate of Womaclc, who being dismissed, the lieii-s, nine in number, were made defendants. From the widow in community, only an heir’s — a child’s poi'tion, was claimed. Judgment was given for $88 against each of the defendants, against none of whom were $300 claimed. The…
1Opinion of the Court
'The judgment of the .court was pronounced by
King, J.
The plaintiff instituted this action as the tutrix of the minor children of W. H. Womack, deceased, to recover from the administratrix of Abner Womack, the value ofimprovements made by the father of the minors on a tract of land, which he had been permitted by Abner Womack, his father, to occupy for a number of years. The authority of the plaintiff to maintain the action as tutrix was objected to, whereupon she caused herself to be appointed administratrix of the succession of W. II. Womack, and amended her petition, claiming in that…
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