BRINSON v. BRINSON

No. 41935.

82 So.2d 36 (1955)

228 La. 350

Mrs. Zeola Koen BRINSON v. Mrs. Effle Mae King BRINSON et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 30, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene J. Coen, Shreveport, for appellant.

Cook, Clark, Egan, Yancey & King, Shreveport, for appellees.


PONDER, Justice.

Mrs. Zeola Koen Brinson brought suit claiming to be the common-law wife under the laws of Mississippi and praying for a half interest in property belonging to her deceased husband, Willie Leon Brinson. Effie Mae King Brinson answered claiming to be the putative wife of the deceased and asked that she be decreed the owner of the property according to an olographic will made by the deceased. From a judgment recognizing plaintiff as the common-law wife...

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