Allen v. Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. This was a controversy arising over the distribution of the estate of Richard H. Allen, a-large sugar planter of La Fourche Parish, Louisiana, who died September 14,1894, leaving a will of which the following clauses only are material to the disposition of this case: “ I give to; my wife, Bettie Allen, one half of my Rienzi plantation and one half of all tools, mules, etc.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. This was a controversy arising over the distribution of the estate of Richard H. Allen, a-large sugar planter of La Fourche Parish, Louisiana, who died September 14,1894, leaving a will of which the following clauses only are material to the disposition of this case: “ I give to; my wife, Bettie Allen, one half of my Rienzi plantation and one half of all tools, mules, etc. The names of. my executors, etc., will be named hereafter. My executors shall have from one to five years to sell and close up the estate; as I fear property will be…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
This case involves the question whether, under the act of Congress and the will of Bichard H, Allen, the bounty 6f eight tenths of one per cent per pound, granted by Congress to the “ producer ” of sugar', was payable to his widow or to his heirs at law.
In the course of the litigation in the state courts a large, number of questions were raised and decided which are not pertinent to this issue. So far as these questions depend upon the construction of state laws or of the will of Mr. Allen, they are beyond our cognizance. So far as the question of bounty depends upon the construction of that…
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