Taylor v. Williams

This is a contest for possession of the estate of one Pernicie Newman Gaston, a colored woman, wlio died intestate in New Orleans, where she had her domicile and residence, owning real estate in Caddo parish. The rest of her estate consisted of a life insurance policy for only $300. She was a widow, and had neither descendant nor ascendant relations. The defendants, four colored women residing in Caddo parish, presented a petition to the district court of that parish alleging that Pernicie Newman Gaston had died intestate at her residence and domicile in New Orleans, without descendant or…