Segur's Heirs v. Segur
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Eastern Dist. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF PROBATES FOR THE PARISH OF IBERVILLE. This is an action by the heirs at law of Jean Laurent Segur, deceased, against Achibé Segur, his universal legatee, to annul and set aside the will on various grounds, and to recover the succession property of the deceased.
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Eastern Dist. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF PROBATES FOR THE PARISH OF IBERVILLE. This is an action by the heirs at law of Jean Laurent Segur, deceased, against Achibé Segur, his universal legatee, to annul and set aside the will on various grounds, and to recover the succession property of the deceased. The plaintiffs allege, that their said ancestor died in 1SS6, leaving neither ascendants or descendants, and making a will, in which, after bequeathing certain legacies, he appointed the defendant, Achille Segur, his universal legatee, giving him the seizin and possession of his estate, who has…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
This action was instituted to annul the testament of J. L. Segur, on several., grounds ; but chiefly, that one of the witnesses was incompetent, being the grandfather of one of the legatees, that the will was not dictated by the testator, and that it does not appear that it was written by the notary himself.
I. It is conceded, that Evariste Lauve, one of the testa-witnesses, is the grandfather of Florentine Lauve, w^10 entitled under the will, to a specific legacy,
The counsel for the appellants contends, that although the witness in 'question was not laboring under any absolute incapacity,…
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