Lehman v. Lehman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First District Court, Parish of Caddo; E. W. Sutherlin, Judge. Action by Henry Lehman against Mrs. Elizabeth Lehman and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
Henry E. Lehman died, without having disposed by last will or testament of his interest in the community property. He left no issue, and was survived by his wife, his father, and a brother.
The brother and the widow each claims to have inherited three-fourths of the estate, conceding one-fourth to the father. The father claims the entire estate.
The Code provides that in the absence of issue, or of a father or mother, the brothers and sisters take the entire succession; that they take three-fourths in case there is no issue, but a father or mother; that, in the absence of ascendants and…
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