In re Sprowl's Will
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from judicial district court, parish of Red River; Charles V. Porter, Judge. In the matter of the probate of the will of Jonathan Sprowl. Prom an order refusing the same, the applicants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Petitioners allege, in substance, that they are the “legal heirs” of *353Jonathan Sprowl, who died in the parish of Red River in 1877, leaving a will whereby he bequeathed to them his entire estate; that the will so left has been lost or destroyed, and is not, and has never been, in their possession, but was in the possession and among the papers of the testator at the time of his death; and that Andrew J. Lawson and his wife, and Raney M. Sprowl, widow of the testator, took possession of said, papers.
They further allege that the will in question can be proved only…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Sprowl v. LockettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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