Legal Opinion
Himel v. Connely
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 28, 1940No. 35618PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
Page Mason Himel is suing Mrs. Clara Himel Connely for a third of $8,000, on a written instrument dated June 11, 1918, signed by Mrs. Connely and declaring that she received on that day from her mother, Mrs. Lavinia Barton Himel, the sum of $8,000 as an advance on her portion as an heir, and subject to collation. The plaintiff is a grandson and is one of the three forced heirs of Mrs. Himel.
The defendant filed a plea of res judicata and a plea of prescription of five years. The pleas were argued and submitted without the offering of any evidence except the judgment on…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- State v. American Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Hope v. MadisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Woodcock v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Jordan v. FilmoreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Wells v. FilesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Pounds v. YancyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
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