Executors of McDonogh v. Murdoch
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the-Circuit Court of the United States,, for the Eastern District of Louisiana, sitting as a court of equity. The bill was filed by the appellees, as the heirs at law of John McDonogh, to set aside his will. The will itself is too long to be inserted in this report of the case; it would, of itself, occupy more than thirty printed pages.
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This was an appeal from the-Circuit Court of the United States,, for the Eastern District of Louisiana, sitting as a court of equity. The bill was filed by the appellees, as the heirs at law of John McDonogh, to set aside his will. The will itself is too long to be inserted in this report of the case; it would, of itself, occupy more than thirty printed pages. The reporter adopts the following statement of it, made out by the following French jurists, whose opinion, was requested upon the whole case, viz.: Coin-Delisle, Advocate, late of the Council of the Order of Advocates of Paris;…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
The appellees are the heirs at law of John McDonogh, a native of the State of Maryland, who died at McDonogh, near New Orleans, in the . State of Louisiana, in 1850, leaving there a very large succession. In 1839, the decedent executed, at New Orleans, an olographic will for the disposal of the estate he might have at his death. This will is in a legal form, and has been admitted to probate in the District Court of New Orleans. It contains two particular legacies which are not contested, and a single legacy under a universal title. In this bequest the testator declares, “that for the more…
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- Runyan v. Lessee of CosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- In re HoweNew York Court of Chancery · 1828
- Duke of Richmond v. Milne's ExecutorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
- First Municipality of New Orleans v. McDonoughSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
- Prevost v. MartelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1845
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