Lange v. Richoux
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The plaintiffs, Eleanor, Mary Ann and Valerién Lange, f. p. c. allege that they are the only collateral heirs of one Franqaise Gabrielle Lorio, f. w. c. who died intestate on the 13th June, 1830, in the parish of St. Charles, possessed of movable and immovable property, and leaving no heirs in the ascending or descending line; that they are the legimate descendants of Marie Jeanne Lange, f. w. c. the only sister of the…
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APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The plaintiffs, Eleanor, Mary Ann and Valerién Lange, f. p. c. allege that they are the only collateral heirs of one Franqaise Gabrielle Lorio, f. w. c. who died intestate on the 13th June, 1830, in the parish of St. Charles, possessed of movable and immovable property, and leaving no heirs in the ascending or descending line; that they are the legimate descendants of Marie Jeanne Lange, f. w. c. the only sister of the deceased; that in June, 1830, an inventory of the property in said parish was made amounting to three thousand one hundred…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
The plainsiffs instituted the present action to recover from the defendants the succession of Fran9aise Gabrielle a f. w. c. deceased intestate. They allege and have proved their legitimate descent from Marie Jeanne the reputed natural sister of the deceased and are her grand nephews and nieces. The defendant Fran9aise f. w. c. sets up a claim to the succession as the descendant of the deceased. through Martin her natural son, and claims as natural grand-daughter of the deceased.
In support of the pretensions of the plaintiffs, their counsel relies on the art. 917 of the Louisiana Code. “If…
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