Randolph v. Widow & Heirs of Chapman

This suit was instituted to enforce the payment of certain promissory notes, executed by John L. Chapman. The notes were secured by special mortgage on lands situated in the parish of Catahoula. The plaintiff alleging that John L. Chapman was dead, and that his widow and heirs were absentees, prayed that a curator ad hoe be appointed to represent them in the proceedings, and he prayed for the sale of the mortgaged property to satisfy his debt.

A curator ad hoe was appointed and he filed an exception alleging that the heirs, some of whom are minors, have not accepted the succession, without the…