Minor v. Young
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne; W. E. Ho.well, Judge. A petitory action by Mathilda and Mary Minor against Francis Young and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
This is a petitory action, in which the plaintiffs allege that they-are the natural children, or duly acknowledged illegitimate children, of Rachel Clark, deceased, and claim title by inheritance from her, to the exclusion of her legitimate sister, from whom defendants . hold title by purchase. The suit was tried twice in the district court. The first trial resulted in a judgment for defendants, and the plaintiffs appealed to the Court of Appeal. That court reversed the judgment, but, on rehearing, found that the plaintiffs had failed to prove that they had been acknowledged by their mother…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Succession of LacosstSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
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