Legal Opinion
Succession of Ramp
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 28, 1968No. 49072PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARHAM, Justice.
This case involves the effect to be accorded a compromise agreement between some of the forced heirs and the executrix of a succession, who is also a legatee.
John J. Ramp, Sr., died testate in 1965, survived by his third wife, Mildred Machín Ramp, and by four children of a second marriage and one child of a first marriage. The decedent’s will attempted to give the usufruct of all of his property to his third wife, who was also named executrix, bequeathed the disposable portion of his estate to certain named legatees, and provided :
“* * * I will and bequeath the forced portion…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Succession of RampLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
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