Legal Opinion

Succession of Moore

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 1, 1957No. 42905PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

94 So.2d 666 (1957)

232 La. 556

Succession of Henry J. MOORE, Jr.

No. 42905.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 1, 1957.

Charles E. de la Vergne, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Byrnes & Wallace, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Henry J. Moore died in New Orleans on August 2, 1955, leaving neither wife, ascendants, nor descendants. By last will and testament in olographic form dated July 26, 1955, he bequeathed all of his property to Mary Belle Patterson.

This will was duly admitted to probate, and an inventory showed that his estate consisted of both immovable and movable…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Succession of JahrausSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  2. Jones v. KyleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
  3. Succession of LannesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
  4. Succession of LandrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  5. Succession of HamiltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Gray v. GrayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  2. Thomas v. ThomasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. Succession of KeuhlingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
  4. In the Matter of BattisteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
  5. State v. DavisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015

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