Legal Opinion
Sharp v. Sharp
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 30, 1955No. 41954PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
Plaintiffs’ suit was dismissed on exception of no cause of action, and they have appealed.
In their petition plaintiffs allege that they are the brothers and sisters of Alonzo Sharp, who died on September 18, 1953, leaving no ascendants or descendants; that the deceased left community property which is shown to have an inventoried value in excess of $6,000. The defendant in the suit is Lydia Currie Sharp, widow of Alonzo Sharp, and petitioners in this suit seek to have the widow declared unworthy of inheriting and as such deprived of his succession. In their petition they…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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