Succession of Aiken
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; T. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Proceeding by Carleton Hunt against tHe succession of Catherine M. Aiken, widow of Joseph A. Aiken, deceased, through the testamentary heirs of Mrs. Aiken, and against Charles K. Burdeau individually. Demand against the succession rejected, and judgment against Charles K. Burdeau personally, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLeche, J.
The matter in controversy in this case is whether the succession of Mrs. Catherine M. Aiken and Charles K. Burdeau, or either of them, should be held liable for $2,168.42, as attorney’s fees clairúed by Mr. Carleton Hunt.
Mrs. Aiken died in the city of New Orleans on March 17, 1915. Charles K. Burdeau, a nephew by marriage, had managed the affairs of the deceased for some 30 years, and Mr. Carleton Hunt, a respected and honored member of the bar, and a tenant of the deceased, had been her legal adviser for several years. Some time previous to her death, Mrs. Aiken had consulted Mr. Hunt in…
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