Case Name: Successions of Samuel, and Elizabeth Floyd-William Briscoe, Appellant
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1845-10
Citations: 12 La. 197
Docket Number: 
Parties: Successions of Samuel, and Elizabeth Floyd—William Briscoe, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Robinson
Volume: 12
Pages: 197–198

Head Matter:
Successions of Samuel, and Elizabeth Floyd—William Briscoe, Appellant.
Where one, who claims to be the creditor of a succession for the amount of an open account, in which he charges the estate with the amount of a draft drawn by the deceased and accepted by him, and with a commission for accepting it, neither produces the draft nor accounts for it, nor shows that it was paid by him, his claim must be rejected.
One not shown to be a creditor of a succession cannot oppose the allowance of claims set up by others.
Appeal from the Court of Probates of Madison, Downes, J.
Dunlap and Snyder, for the appellant.
Amonett, contra.

Opinion:
Bullard, J.
Briscoe, as assignee of Bogart & Hoopes, is appellant from a judgment of the Court of Probates of the parish of Madison, which rejected his claim against the estate of S. and E. Floyd, as it was placed on the tableau by the curator. It was opposed by several creditors; and there were other oppositions upon which the court below pronounced, but which we cannot notice, inasmuch as Briscoe is the only appellant, and no other party prays for any amendment of the judgment in his favor.
The claim of Bogart & Hoopes is in the form of an open account, under-date of November, 1835, in which Floyd is charged with their acceptance of his draft on them, of the 6th of November, at fourteen months, for $4518 51, and commissions for acceptance of the same $112 95 ; total, $4631 46. The draft is neither produced nor accounted for, and there is no evidence that it was ever taken up by the acceptors. The court did not err, therefore, in rejecting the claim upon the merits.
Briscoe, not being a creditor, had no right to make opposition to any other claims.
Judgment affirmed.