Osterland v. Gates

LABORDE, Judge.

Alma O. Fey brought this suit as adminis-tratrix of her mother’s succession seeking collation of gifts and repayment of succession debts. Made defendants were Mary O. and Stanley Gates, Mrs. Fey’s sister and brother-in-law. Both defendants answered, generally denying collation was due and asserting prescription of the succession debt. Through later proceedings, Mrs. Gates further sought: to compel collation of gifts from Mrs. Fey, to offset any amounts she may be compelled to collate by showing that certain gifts received from her mother were intended as onerous or remunerative…