Selby v. Bass
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Western Dis. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OI’ THE NINTH DISTRICT, POR THE PARISH of- ' ' CARROLL, JUDGE TBNNX PRESIDING. This is- a suit against Martha A. Bass, late wife of D; Ol Barton, and rrow wife of W. A. Benton, claiming from her- in-¿jjyjdually the sum Df $5060, which the plaintiff alleges, is due t0 ^ron5- the estate of her late husband fox counsel fees, and a note of D.. 0, Barton for $3500; for all of which he alleges, she has made herself liable by intermeddling and…
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Western Dis. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OI’ THE NINTH DISTRICT, POR THE PARISH of- ' ' CARROLL, JUDGE TBNNX PRESIDING. This is- a suit against Martha A. Bass, late wife of D; Ol Barton, and rrow wife of W. A. Benton, claiming from her- in-¿jjyjdually the sum Df $5060, which the plaintiff alleges, is due t0 ^ron5- the estate of her late husband fox counsel fees, and a note of D.. 0, Barton for $3500; for all of which he alleges, she has made herself liable by intermeddling and taking pos--session o,f h’er deceased husband’s estate illegally, &c. He grays judgment against her individually ; and also…
1Opinion of the Court
Garland J.
delivered the opinion of the court.
The plaintiff alleges, that Martha A. Bass, late widow of David 0. Barton, and now wife of W. M. Benton, is indebted to him the sum of $5,060, with interest at 10 peií cent, per an-Mm on $3,500, from the 16th of March, 183S, and 5 per cent, on the remainder, from judicial demand. This claim is alleged to be made up as follows :
1st. Of a note of $3,500, with 10 per cent, interest, as. elaimed, which Dayffil O. Barton in his lifetime had given to plaintiff.
2d. Of the sum of $80, which D. 0. Barton owed- plaintiff as a lawyer’s fee in a snjjp wherein…
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