Cunningham v. Lawson

Citations

• 111 La. 1024
• 36 So. 107
• 1904 La. LEXIS 592

Syllabus

<p>ADOPTION—RIGHT TO INHERIT—SUCCESSION.</p> <p>1. Under the terms of the act of the Legislature of the year 1862 (Act No. 66, p. 4J), the person adopted has the capacity to inherit in preference to all collateral heirs.</p> <p>“The adopted child shall have the capacity to inherit in preference to all others, save forced heirs.” Civ. Code, art. 214. Succession of Hosser, 37 La. Ann. 841; Vidal v. Gommagere, 13 La. Ann. 517.</p> <p>2. Plaintiffs, having no right to inherit from the_ succession the property of which they claim, have no right to inquire into the method's followed in settling the' succession.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>