Burbank v. Ernst
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. The facts, which involve the validity of a judgment of the Supreme jCourt of the State of Louisiana, and the determination whether that court was required to give full faith and credit to a judgment of the probate court of Texas, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This case arises in the matter of the succession 'of T. Scott Burbank. He died in Texas on May 10, 1910, leaving a will dated March 22, 1910, which was admitted to probate there." The executors sought to have the will registered in Louisiana, but the tutrix of Burbank’s minor daughter and sole heir filed in the succession record a direct action to annul the will on the ground that the testator died domiciled in Louisiana and that by the laws of that State the will was void. The Supreme Court of Louisiana gave judgment against the will and ordered the application for registry "to be dismissed…
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