Legal Opinion

Succession of Housknecht

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 15, 1913No. 20276PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. The application of Mrs. Josephine Boyle to be appointed administratrix of the succession of Catherine Housknecht was opposed by Edward Boyle and others. Erom a dismissal of their opposition and of their rule to turn over moneys to the succession, opponents appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion to Dismiss.

LAND, J.

Mrs. Josephine Boyle, wife of .James D. Connell (hereinafter called Mrs. Connell), applied to be appointed administratrix of the succession of her deceased mother, Catherine Housknecht, widow by first marriage of Edward Boyle, deceased, and widow by second marriage of Gotlieb Meyer.

This application was opposed by Edward Boyle, a son of the deceased, and by John W. Boyle, Corinne Boyle, and William Boyle, children of a son of decedent’s first marriage.

The opponents recommended the appointment of John W. Boyle, as administrator, in preference to Mrs. Connell, a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Successions of ClairteauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883

3Cited by12 opinions

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  5. Hernandez v. Ethyl Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1955

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