Legal Opinion
Key v. Salley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 12, 1951No. 39777PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
We granted a review in this case because we entertained some doubt as to the jurisdiction of the lower court in the administration proceedings after the widow and heir had been placed in possession of the effects of the succession.
Mrs. Birdie Fomby Key, the surviving widow of William Frank Key, petitioned the court on April 5, 1945 to place her and her son in possession of the estate of the deceased, consisting of two tracts of land containing 81 acres situated in Union Parish, with the reservation of the widow’s right to administer the succession and claim the widow’s dowry.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Buillard v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Webb v. KellerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- Thibodaux v. BarrowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
- Fabacher v. FabacherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Fraser v. ZyliczSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1877
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Stoutz v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
- Board of Commissioners v. Hollybrook Land Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Jackson v. DickensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
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