Succession of Picard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the' Twenty-fifth Judicial District Court, parish of Lafayette. Mouton, J. The beneficiary heir, present or represented, has preference over every other person, not excepting the surviving husband or wife.
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APPEAL from the' Twenty-fifth Judicial District Court, parish of Lafayette. Mouton, J. The beneficiary heir, present or represented, has preference over every other person, not excepting the surviving husband or wife. R. C. C. 1042 -1121; Sue. of Briscoe, 2 An. 268; Sue. of Williamson, 3 An. 261; Sue. of Brinkham, 5 An. 27. Curatorskip of an estate can only he granted by an order of court. 6 An. 7Q0; 3 An. £87; 26 An. 330. When appointed their powers cease when heirs present themselves and demand the administration. 4 L. 571; 4 An. 25; R. C. C. 1192. Preference may be claimed as long as the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Poché, J.
At the death of Auguste Picard his widow applied for the administration of his succession, and after public notice and legal delays, she took the oath and furnished her bond as administratrix, September, 1880. '
In December following, Aristide Picard, alleging that he was a son of the deceased by a previous marriage, and as a beneficiary heir of age and present, entitled to preference in the appointment of an administrator on his father’s estate, filed a petition opposing the right of the widow to the administration of said succession, on the…
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