Legal Opinion

Succession of Graves

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 30, 1898No. 12,721PublishedCited by 10 opinions

APPEAL from the Ninth Judicial District Court for the Parish of De Soto. Hall, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

John A. Graves died in the parish of De Soto. He left a widow and two minor children, issue of his last marriage.

He left children of prior marriages. He owned property of which an inventory and appraisement were made a few days after his death. His son, Charles E. Graves, applied to be appointed administrator of his succession.

His widow, Mrs. C. E. Graves, alleging that there were no debts *436to pay and no necessity to incur the expense of an administration, opposed the appointment of an administrator.

In argument Oharles E. Graves affirmed that…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Murphy v. MurphyWashington Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Deshotels v. LafleurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  3. Succession of Preston v. BradySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
  4. Succession of ComeauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  5. Guillory v. LatourSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915

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