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Succession of Gesselly

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 9, 1950No. 38633PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOISE, Justice.

This is a suit to recover from the Succession of Mrs. Rose Gesselly the sum of $2500.00, being the amount alleged to have been fixed by her as compensation for services to her during her lifetime by ner nephew, Nicholas J. Swart, the opponent. From a judgment' allowing the sum of $2000.00, in addition to the legacy of $500.00, the executrix prosecutes this devolutive appeal. Answering the appeal, the appellee seeks to have the judgment of the district court increased to the sum of $2500.00, without deducting the legacy of $500.00.

The plaintiff alleges that from 1924 to the date…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Succession of OliverSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
  2. Succession of DugasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  3. Succession of JoublancSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  4. White v. Succession of CandebatSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Simmons v. Sowela Technical InstituteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  2. Succession of DeanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
  3. Moore v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
  4. Succession of FranckeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
  5. In re the Successions of FreemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975

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