Legal Opinion

Hamilton v. McKee

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 21, 1979No. 63605PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

371 So.2d 1115 (1979)

Orlando N. HAMILTON, Jr.

v.

Mrs. Evelyn J. McKEE, Administratrix of the Succession of Vera Childress Jackson.

No. 63605.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 21, 1979.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1979.

Leo A. Miller, Jr., Miller & Schneider, Lake Providence, for defendants-applicants.

James M. Miller, Hamilton, Carroll & Miller, Oak Grove, for plaintiff-respondent.

DIXON, Justice.

At issue here is whether the succession representative has the power to obligate the succession to sell its land at private sale without having first obtained an order of court granting the authority to the…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. White v. HodgesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  2. Richmond v. KrushevskiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
  3. Wiley v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
  4. Blades v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  5. Blades v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1957

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. Succession of LawsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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  5. Collins v. BaggetteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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