Legal Opinion
Franks v. Scott
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 4, 1939No. Nos. 2008, 2009PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OTT, Judge.
In December, 1902, John A. Cochran obtained a patent to the NE% of NE14 of Section 34 and the NW1! of NW% of Section 35, .Township 5, Range 13 West, in Beauregard Parish, containing 80.60 acres of land. At the time that he secured the patent to this land, Cpchran was married to Lucinda Cochran, and the property accordingly fell into the community existing between them. The wife of the patentee died in April,' 1903, leaving four minor children.
Without opening the succession of his deceased wife and without taking any proceedings to transfer the interest of the minors in. said lands,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Bodenheimer v. Executors of BodenheimerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
- Knight v. Berwick Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- Balch v. YoungSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1871
- Bennett v. CalmesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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