In re Pelham
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Hugh C. Cage, Judge. Proceeding by Mrs. Fannie Krebs Pelham to be appointed tutrix of Marion Pelham,- opposed by Nathan H. Feitel, executor of the will of Mrs. Henrietta Gaupp. From a judgment for plaintiff, the executor appeals, and from an order requiring plaintiff to give bond, she appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.
This is a contest for the tutorship of Marion Pelham, a girl 12 years old. When she was less than 2 years old she was adopted by Mrs. Henrietta Gaupp, by notarial act dated the 22d of September, 1913, under the provisions of the Act 31 of 1872, p. 79. The child’s mother, Mrs. Fannie Krebs Pelham, who was then a widow, signed the act, giving the child over to Mrs. Gaupp. She took the infant into her home and nursed her and cared for her until Mrs. Gaupp’s death — August 5, 1921. In her will, Mrs. Gaupp made the child her residuary legatee, leaving her an estate consisting of both real and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Succession of HaleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- In re BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- In re Rhymes' TutorshipSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- In re the Tutorship of UptonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1861
- Succession of ForstallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
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