Byrd v. Pierce
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington; M. W. Ott, Judge ad hoc. Action by Rosa Byrd and others against Luzene P. Pierce and another, in which Olivia Pierce and another intervened. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
NICÍIOLLS, J.
The plaintiffs describe themselves as being the forced heirs of James Pierce, deceased. They allege: That James Pierce died on or about the 21st day of August, 1905, leaving as heirs petitioners and Olivia Pierce, wife of David Richardson, Burnette Pierce, wife of J. Leon Pounds, Ellen Wood, wife of Delos Wood, and Luzene Pierce, residents of Washington parish, La.
That prior to his death said James Pierce was the owner of the lands hereinafter described and of other lands in St. Tammany and Washington parishes, and of a large amount of movable property situated in said parishes.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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