Legal Opinion

In re the Succession of Reeves

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 10, 1980No. 13743PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARDS, Judge.

Intervenor, Julius Wilson Cole, appeals a judgment denying him the status of princi*168pal beneficiary of certain property presently in trust. We affirm.

Irma Wilson Reeves died in Baton Rouge on April 30, 1976, leaving no forced heirs. By olographic will dated December 14,1962, she bequeathed an estate worth $799,065.93 to Julius Wilson Cole and Charles Julius Cole, Jr., nephews; Catherine Cole Petty, niece; and Cathline S. (Kitty) Cole, great niece.

Three particular legacies constitute eighty-four percent of the estate’s bulk:

1. Certain property located in East Baton Rouge Parish…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Carter v. Succession of CarterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. Succession of La BarreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
  3. Campbell v. American Home Assurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  4. Succession of BlakemoreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
  5. Robouam's Heirs v. Robouam'sSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1838

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re Succession of WhiteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
  2. In re the Succession of ReevesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981

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