Gilbert v. Burg

The plaintiffs are the heirs of the late Walker Gilbert, whose succession was opened in the parish of Ascension, about the year 1818. Shortly after his decease, Lloyd Gilbert, a resident of the parish of East Baton Rouge, was appointed tutor of the plaintiffs, who were minors. He acted as such until his *16death, in the year 1825, when Landry and Picou were appointed representatives of the minors.* The widow of Lloyd Gilbert administered upon his estate, which proved to be insolvent. Shortly after her appointment as curatrix, Landry and Picou cited her into the Court of Probates of the parish of…