Succession of Rabasse
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Ellis, J. Adolphe Auguste Rabasse, commonly known as Dr. Eugene Rabasse, a native of France, died February 26, 1895, in the city of New Orleans.
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APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Ellis, J. Adolphe Auguste Rabasse, commonly known as Dr. Eugene Rabasse, a native of France, died February 26, 1895, in the city of New Orleans. At the time of his death the deceased was a citizen of the Republic of France; he died unmarried and left no legitimate ascendants nor descendants, leaving only collateral relatives, consisting (1) of his niece, residing at Chaumont (Haute Marne), France; and (2) Mrs. Blanche Louisa Langlois, wife of Louis Jean Joseph Moisson, residing at Brienne le Chateau ([Aube), and Mrs. Olarie…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Miller, J.
The deceased, a resident of New Orleans,'left heirs residing in France. Our treaty with that country provides in case of death of any citizen of France in the United States, without any testamentary executor by him appointed, the consul shall have the right to appear, personally or by delegate, in all proceedings on behalf of the absent or minor heirs. The stipulation is reciprocal, applying to estates of Americans dying in France. The French consul here appointed a delegate to represent the French heirs, and he applied for recognition to the…
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