In re Coreil's Estate
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Evangeline; B. H. Pavy, Judge. Proceeding by Armand Coreil, administrator of Kossuth Coreil, deceased, for distribution to certain parties as the heirs at law, with opposition by Mrs. Kossuth Coreil, widow of the deceased. Opposition dismissed, and opponent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
The administrator of this estate filed an account showing “Active mass, $2,438.90,” and “Passive mass, $2,420.10,” thus leaving $18.80, which he proposes to distribute to the mother and three brothers (himself included) of the decedent, as the heirs at law. The widow filed an opposition to the account, alleging that she was left by decedent in necessitous circumstances, that there were no children by the marriage, and that she is entitled to be paid $1,000 by preference over all claims recognized on the account, with certain specified exceptions. On the…
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