Legal Opinion
Succession of Ratcliff
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 5, 1945No. 37949PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
Ernest R. Ratcliff, a resident of Caddo Parish, departed this life on October. 6, 1943, leaving as his widow in community Mrs. Helen L. Ratcliff, to whom he was married on November 9, 1937 (his third wife). Of this union there was no issue; however, of each of his two previous marriages a child survived, Mrs. Bessie R. Gray, who was born of the first, being one of the ■children.
The last will and testament of decedent, dated September 28, 1943, directed that his ■estate be administered by J. E. Webb (his secretary and bookkeeper) and B. H. Gray (his son-in-law and the husband…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Blair v. RosseterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Hurta v. MelcherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Succession of BruniesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
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