Succession of Carbajal
Supreme Court of Louisiana
In the matter of the succession of N. J. Carbajal. Application by Mrs. Juanita Carbajal Clavijo and another for certiorari and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
The relatrix (Mrs. Clavijo) is one of the seven children and heirs of the decedent, N. G. Carbajal, and her core-Jatrix, Mrs. Rosa L. Martin, is her mother, widow by first marriage of N. G. Carbajal, and by second marriage of Francis Martin.
Mrs. Clavijo, it appears, entered into a written contract with Messrs. Sanders, Brian & Sanders, members of the bar, whereby it was agreed that they should bring suit, in her behalf and against her mother, to annul her father’s will, and that they should receive, as their compensation, 15 per cent, of the money or property that might be so recovered,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Louque v. DejanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
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- Gurley v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- Mazureau v. MorganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
- Andirac v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
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