Succession of Drysdale
Supreme Court of Louisiana
In the matter of the succession of Julia P. Drysdale. Application by Mary Ann Pike and others for writs of certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
The decedent, Mrs. Drys-dale, died in New Orleans, where she was domiciled and where she left property, real and personal, largely exceeding $2,000 in value; and the relators, now before the court, instituted proceedings with a view to having themselves recognized as her heirs at law and sent into possession of her estate. Pending the proceedings so begun, Messrs. Bernard McCloskey and Thomas H. P. Carpenter appeared,- alleging that decedent had left a will, of which they were named executors, and which had been probated in the surrogate court of the county of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Succession of DrysdaleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
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