Legal Opinion
Succession of Bossu
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 5, 1905No. 15,611PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. In the matter of the succession of Cecilia Corrette, widow of Armand Bossu. From an order appointing an administrator, the public administrator appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, J.
On the 8th of July, 1905, Cecilia Corrette, wife of Armand Bossu, made a nuncupative will by public act as follows;
“1st. My name is Cecilia Corrette wife of Armand Bossu, a native of Blamont Department Meurthe et Moselle, France, I have no children my father and mother are both dead. I have been married only once that is to my present husband Armand Bossu.
“2nd. I give and bequeath all the property I may die possessed of at the time of my death whether real personal or mix of whatever nature of kind or wherever situated, as follows:
“1st. To my beloved husband…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Succession of SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
- Succession of WithersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
3Cited by4 opinions
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