Legal Opinion

Vance v. Vance

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 7, 1883No. 280PublishedCited by 127 opinions

IN ERROR to THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller

This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of Louisiana.

In a proceeding in the State court of Louisiana the plaintiff in error recovered a judgment against the defendant in error, as executrix of the succession of her husband, S. "W. Yance, for the sum of about $75,000 due from him to plaintiff in error as her natural tutor. The sum thus found due was the result of an- accounting concerning this tutorship during the period between October 15th, 1859, and May 18th, 1877.

Article 354 of the Civil Code, pf Louisiana, in force when this tutorship began, says:

“ The property of the tutor is…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bank of Columbia v. OkelySupreme Court of the United States · 1819
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  4. Louisiana v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  5. Jackson v. LamphireSupreme Court of the United States · 1830

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3Cited by127 opinions

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