Lea v. Hart
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Monroe, J. The law imposes upon the grandfather the duty of taking charge of the tutorship, under the penalty of responsibility of losses, if he refuses.
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APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Monroe, J. The law imposes upon the grandfather the duty of taking charge of the tutorship, under the penalty of responsibility of losses, if he refuses. R. O. O. 268. “The nearest male relative of a minor being bound to take charge of the tutorship under the penalty of incurring damages, is entitled, in applying for the tutorship, to take at once such conservatory measures as are necessary for the protection of the minor’s property.” And the fees of counsel in such cases are not dependent on success. Succession of Walker, 32 An.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Watkins, J.
Plaintiff seeks to recover of the defendantt he sum of five thousand dollars, the quantum, meruit value of services which he renderedto her ward, as attorney at law in the matter of the succession of her father — she being the sole surviving legal and forced heir of the deceased, and said services having enured to her benefit.
His claim mainly rests upon the hypothesis that: (1) He was instrumental in recovering for the minor an allowance of one thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars, on the amount of the share which was coming to her…
2Cited by2 opinions
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- Titche v. HillerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927