Legal Opinion
Estelle J. Wilson Mortuary, Inc. v. Waker
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 8, 1971No. 4244PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAMUEL, Judge.
Plaintiff, a mortuary, filed suit for $771.61, being the balance due for the funeral service of Mrs. Dorothea McNelty, plus attorney’s fees, interest and costs. The suit was based on two funeral service contracts allegedly entered into by the defendants, decedent’s husband, daughter and sister, as joint and several obligors. The defendants failed to make an appearance after service of process and on September 3, 1968 a default judgment was taken against them, in solido, as prayed. Subsequently, after the decedent’s sister, Mrs. Juanita Marshall, had been examined as a judgment…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Succession of GilmoreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Alonso v. BowersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- St. Mary v. St. MaryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Sterling v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
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