58 So. 556 | La. | 1912
Daniel M. Casey died in the city of New Orleans in December, 1910, leaving a widow, Mrs. Mary Casey, who was duly appointed and qualified as administratrix of the succession. The estate of the decedent consisted of separate and community property; the former comprising two certain lots of ground appraised at $2,000. The community property was appraised at $19,308.-02, and included $8,497.32 in cash.
There being no ascendants or descendants or valid last will and testament, the widow inherited the share of the deceased in the community, pursuant to Act No. 57 of 1910, p. 93. The separate property was inherited by two brothers and a sister of the decedent. These heirs unsuccessfully opposed the administration of the estate on the ground that it owed no debts.
In March, 1911, the administratrix petitioned for the sale of the separate property mentioned, on the ground that the separate estate owed the community $1,000 for the enhanced value of said two lots resulting by
Counsel for the heirs opposed the granting of the order of sale on the ground that the application was premature, because the claim of the community against the separate estate had not been proven, and because the community had never been liquidated by a judgment of the court.
From a judgment ordering the sale of the two lots, the heirs have appealed.
It is therefore ordered that the decree of sale be vacated, and that the case be remanded for further proceedings according to law and the views expressed in the foregoing opinion, and that the costs in both courts resulting from the application for the sale of the property be paid by the community.