Succession of Seymour

Citations

• 52 La. Ann. 120

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>The succession of Fannie Minerva Seymour, widow of William Heed Mills, was opened by lier death in New Orleans, on the 6th of January, 1896; and the public administrator having petitioned for the issuance of letters of administration as for a vacant succession, Charles Clinton Brown, of Sacramento, California, and Mary Brown, widow of James L. McVey, of the city of Huntington, AVest Virginia, filed an opposition thereto — alleging themselves to be the brother and sister of the deceased, and her sole and exclusive heirs at law, and praying judgment recognizing them to be such, and placing them in possession of her estate.</p> <p>In the controversy thus raised, the Attorney General filed an appearance for the State, joining the public administrator, and claimed, that as the deceased died intestate and without heirs, she was irregular heir — alleging that the true name of the deceased was Fanny Minerva Seymour, and that she was born in London, England.</p> <p>Consequently this litigation involves only the question of the identity of the deceased, and whether she was really Rachel Fanny Brown, issue of the mar- ' riage of John Jacob Brown and Rebecca Smallwood, and the sister of the opponents.</p> <p>The judge of the District Court reached the conclusion that the deceased was identical with Fanny Brown, and recognized the opponents as her heirs at law and adjudged them to be placed in possession of her estate.</p> <p>This court has reached the same conclusion and affirms his judgment, solved or bend.</p>