Rouzan v. Rouzan's Curator
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the court of probat■'s for the parish and city of New Orleans. The plaintiff, Alexandrine Kouzan, alleges she loaned her father $500 in his lifetime, which she is entitled to receive from his estate. She prays that her claim be allowed. The curator pleaded a general denial; and the attorney for the absent heirs required strict proof of the demand. Two witnesses were called by the plaintiff.
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Appeal from the court of probat■'s for the parish and city of New Orleans. The plaintiff, Alexandrine Kouzan, alleges she loaned her father $500 in his lifetime, which she is entitled to receive from his estate. She prays that her claim be allowed. The curator pleaded a general denial; and the attorney for the absent heirs required strict proof of the demand. Two witnesses were called by the plaintiff. One of these, J. Aguilard, swore positively to the acknowledgment of the debt by the deceased; and the other declared the deceased intimated to him in conversation that he owed the money to his…
1Opinion of the CourtSimon, J.
Plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of $500, which she alleges to have lent to her father in the month of June, 1885. The answer is a general denial. She had judgment in the court below, and the defendant appealed.
The only question presented in this case is one of fact. Several witnesses ■ *626have heen examined to prove the plaintiff’s claim; the testimony of one of them named Joseph Aguilard, establishes positively that the deceased repeatedly acknowledged that he owed the plaintiff the sum of five hundred [426] dollars; and this evidence is cprroborated by the deposition of another witness, who…
2Cited by1 opinion
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