Legal Opinion
Billeaudeaux v. Manuel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 22, 1925No. 27128PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrunot, J.
Relator’s application grows out of a contest over the .net share of an heir in the succession-of Ophelia Chapman, deceased. The deceased was married twice. She died intestate, leaving an estate in community with Mithridate Billeaudeaux, her surviving husband, and four children, the issue, of her first marriage. One of these children is Durand Manuel, whose -interest in his mother’s succession is the property involved in this proceeding.
On December 31, 1921, J. Z. Fontenot & Co' filed a suit, coupled with an attachment, against Durand Manuel, and served notice of garnishment and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Broussard v. BernardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1834
- Succession of GiddensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
3Cited by5 opinions
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