Succession of Chism
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
GLADNEY, Judge.
At the conclusion of the administration of the estate of Millie Smith Chism, who died intestate in Shreveport on August 10, 1963, the Administratrix, Sammie V. Harbor, deposited the residue of the estate amounting to $3,003.44 in the registry of the court and asked that an attorney be appointed to represent any absent heirs of the deceased. After a contradictory hearing between the attorney for absent heirs and Matilda Coleman, who prayed to be recognized as the sole heir of the decedent Millie Smith Chism, a judgment was rendered rejecting the claim of Matilda Coleman as of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- De Gentile v. White Castle Lumber & Shingle Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- Miller v. McElweeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1857
- Bernardine v. DespinasseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1827