Legal Opinion

Succession of Desina

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 16, 1908No. 17,164PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred Durieve King, Judge. In the Matter of the Succession of Carmelite Desina. Marco Desina and others filed a petition against F. R. Kuruear and others to vindicate the title of the Succession to certain property, and, from the judgment, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion to Dismiss.

LAND, J.

Carmelite Desina, after her marriage with Ferdinand R. Kuruear, in*471hcrited $33,199, which was paid to her in checks. These cheeks were indorsed by her and given to her husband, who collected the money and placed the same in bank to his own account. The husband invested portions of this money in real estate, shares of stock, etc., all in his own name, and at the time of the death of his wife had $6,105 deposit in the Citizens’ Bank.

The father, a brother, and a sister of the deceased wife instituted proceedings by rule In the succession to have sáid real 'estate,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. DeGruy v. Jos. A. Aiken & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1891

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Succession of MillerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. Succession of LeroySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  3. Succession of BrowneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
  4. Succession of GreenlawSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
  5. First Natchez Bank v. Malarcher-Damare Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914

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