Westmore v. Harz
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Action by Robert G. Westmore and Cecilia W. King against Louisa Harz, widow of Stephen M. Westmore, and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant Harz appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, J.
Plaintiffs, surviving children and sole heirs of their father, Stephen M. Westmore, brought two suits, numbered, re-, spectively, 56,011 and 56,101 of the docket of the district court, to have themselves recognized as owners of property claimed by the heirs of their late stepmother, who was the second wife of their father.
In the suit No. 56,011, plaintiffs alleged that at the death of their father there were 4 pieces of real estate bought during the community in the name of Mrs. Louisa Harz, their stepmother, with the funds of Stephen M. Westmore or of the community; that, as forced heirs and…
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