Laclotte's Heirs v. Labarre
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Eastmik Dist. APPEAL FROM THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW» ORLEANS. This case presents only a question of heirship and right, of inheritance, among the collateral relations of Mile. Jeanne Laclotte, deceased, and ¡he tutor ad hoc of a certain natural child, who calls herself Margaritte Laclotte, and alleged to be born of a slave woman, named Lañlle, belonging to Laclotte, while her tutor asserts she is the natural daughter of Jeanne Laclotte herself.
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Eastmik Dist. APPEAL FROM THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW» ORLEANS. This case presents only a question of heirship and right, of inheritance, among the collateral relations of Mile. Jeanne Laclotte, deceased, and ¡he tutor ad hoc of a certain natural child, who calls herself Margaritte Laclotte, and alleged to be born of a slave woman, named Lañlle, belonging to Laclotte, while her tutor asserts she is the natural daughter of Jeanne Laclotte herself. The brothers and sisters of the deceased claim the inheritance of her succession. The facts of the case are sufficiently…
1Opinion of the Court
'Carleton,/.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The petitioners aver that they are the brothers and sisters •and sole heirs of Jeanne Laclotte, deceased ; that one Mar-garitte Laclotte, styling herself the natural child of the deceased,-assisted by her tutor, has instituted proceedings to .obtain possession of the estate; that she is not the natural daughter of the deceased, but is, in truth, the child of her slave. They conclude with a prayer that they be recognized as the heirs of the said Jeanne Laclotte, and put into possession of her estate ; that a curator be appointed to administer the…
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