Girod's Heirs v. Girod's Executors
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the court of probates for the parish and city of New Orleans. This case comes np on an appeal from an order of the judge of probates, appointing dative testamentary executors to the last will and testament of Hicolas Girod, deceased.
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Appeal from the court of probates for the parish and city of New Orleans. This case comes np on an appeal from an order of the judge of probates, appointing dative testamentary executors to the last will and testament of Hicolas Girod, deceased. Jean Francois Girod, a near relation and heir at law of the deceased, presented his petition, alleging that an olographic'will had been found and would be offered for probate and be made executory, but that there was no testamentary executor named therein. He prayed to be allowed the preference as a near relation and heir, and to be appointed the…
1Opinion of the CourtSimon, J.
Hicolas Girod, one of the oldest and wealthiest'inhabitants of the city of New Orleans,-died on'the first of-September, 1840; his succession was supposed to be intestate, and accordingly two of his nearest relations and heirs were appointed the curators thereof. Some short time afterwards, an olographic testament was found, dated the 23d of December, 1837, to which wére annexed a certain number of Ions, or written obligations in favor of the persons whom he had named in his will as his particular legatees for the several sums therein mentioned, amounting altogether to $710,000 ; but the…
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