H. G. Smith & Sons v. Succession of Jenkins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany; Prentiss B. Carter, Judge. Action by H. G. Smith & Sons and the Smith Hardware Company against Mrs. Lilly J.Jenkins, widow and administrator of the Succession of John L. Jenkins. Erom a judgment ordering the homestead sold to pay debts, defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On the Merits.
O’NIELL, J.
The defendant, widow of John L. Jenkins and administratrix of his succession, appeals .from a judgment ordering the homestead sold to pay debts of the succession.
Plaintiffs are creditors of the deceased, their claims having been recognized as ordinary debts of the matrimonial community that existed between the defendant and the deceased. There are six minor children of the marriage, all without any other property than their half interest in the homestead, and all dependent upon their mother for support. The homestead is worth less than $2,006 and was exempt from…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- White v. GivensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1877
- Abramson v. LarabeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917