Murray v. Hawkins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans ; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by Miss Laura M. Murray and others against James A. Hawkins. Judgment for plaintiffs, .and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The defendant has appealed from a judgment amending and homologating a projet of distribution of the proceeds of certain property which was sold under orders of court to effect a partition. The property belonged to the community of acquets and gains between the defendant and the mother of the two plaintiffs, who are the sole surviving issue of a previous marriage of their mother. Therefore the funds to he distributed are owned in the proportion of one-fourth to each of the plaintiffs, and one-half to the defendant.
The total sum to be distributed was $4,497.-24, from which the notary deducted…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Munchow v. MunchowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
3Cited by2 opinions
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- State v. DuboseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929