Succession of Parker

11 GASKINS, J.

This appeal concerns the consolidated successions of three siblings. In each succession, the trial court refused to place the living heirs into possession because they were not heirs at the time of the death of the decedent. Instead, the trial court instructed the heirs to submit amended judgments of possession recognizing the now-deceased heirs who were alive at the date of death of each decedent. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

On December 30, 2003, joint petitions for possession were filed in Winn Parish by three nephews and a niece to open the…