Davis v. Davis's Syndic
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the court of probates for the parish of West Feliciana. This is an action against the syndic of the insolvent succession of Green B. Davis, deceased, to recover the snm of $1,986, which he alleges was received from the estate of his father by the insolvent, while acting as his tutor and administrator of said estate.
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Appeal from the court of probates for the parish of West Feliciana. This is an action against the syndic of the insolvent succession of Green B. Davis, deceased, to recover the snm of $1,986, which he alleges was received from the estate of his father by the insolvent, while acting as his tutor and administrator of said estate. He alleges that he is the son and sole heir of his late father, Gideon Davis, and that G. B. Davis was appointed his tutor in 1824, and while acting as such, caused the estate of his father to be sold at probate sale, and received tbe proceeds, the net amount of which…
1Opinion of the CourtSimon, J.
The plaintiff alleges that the defendant, who is the syndic of the insolvent estate of Green B. Davis, deceased, refuses to place him on the tableau of distribution, as a creditor of said estate for the sum of $1,956, and interest. He states that G. B. Davis was his tutor,' that the said sum is the amount of a sale of the property of his, plaintiff’s, deceased father, according to the process verbal of sale made by the court of probates; and that the deceased (G. B. Davis), had failed to render any account of his administration of the plaintiff’s estate.
Defendant answered by denying…
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