Legal Opinion
Smith v. Smith
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 14, 1969No. 2593PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
A brother was appointed administrator of a decedent’s estate. The widow files these proceedings to revoke this appointment, alleging that she instead was entitled to administer her husband’s estate. The trial court dismissed her rule to revoke the brother’s appointment. The widow appeals.
The facts briefly are: The decedent John B. Smith was killed on April 11, 1967. Thirteen days later (April 24), his brother filed an ex parte petition and secured an order appointing him as administrator.
He immediately filed bond in the amount of one hundred dollars fixed by the court, as well as…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Succession of HoussiereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- Succession of HoussiereLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
3Cited by11 opinions
- Rodney Smith, Irene Hanks Smith, Surviving Widow of John B. Smith, Deceased, Etc., Intervenors-Appellants v. Clark Sherwood Oil Field ContractorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Succession of ArmentorLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Succession of MangleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Succession of MontgomeryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Succession of RiggioLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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