Cheevers v. Burke's Administratrix
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Westers- Dis. APPEAL EROM THE COURT OP PROBATES POP THE PARISH OP ST. MARTIX. This is an action on an account against the administratrix of Wm. Burke, deceased, for lumber and materials furnished for repairs and improvements of the dwelling house and kitchen of the deceased, amounting to $377 78, according to a detailed account annexed to the petition.
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Westers- Dis. APPEAL EROM THE COURT OP PROBATES POP THE PARISH OP ST. MARTIX. This is an action on an account against the administratrix of Wm. Burke, deceased, for lumber and materials furnished for repairs and improvements of the dwelling house and kitchen of the deceased, amounting to $377 78, according to a detailed account annexed to the petition. The defendant pleaded the general issue; and also averred that certain admissions of the correctness of said account, made by her in writing at the foot of it, were made in error and are not binding on the estate, the claim being unliqui-dated.…
1Opinion of the CourtGarland, J.
Petitioner alleges that the estate of William Burke, deceased, is indebted to him the sum of $377 78, for lumber furnished the said William Burke, from the 15th of June, 1839, up to December the 18th, of the same year, to be used in the “repairs and improvement of a two story house and kitchen of said Burke, 'together with lumber for the house in which his widow Eleanor Lee now resides.” He alleges he has a privilege on the said buildings as having furnished materials for their repair and improvement.. He alleges “Eleanor Lee *430has been, legally appointed administratrix of tire succession,”…
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