Legal Opinion

In re the Successions of Lain

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided August 20, 2014No. 49,261-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.

|,In this succession proceeding, the trial court ordered the probate of the decedent’s 2006 notarial testament and the probate of a 2012 letter written by the decedent to the appellee, and determined by the court to serve as a codicil. The appel-lee is the daughter of a predeceased legatee named in the 2006 testament. The legatee was also purportedly adopted by the testator. The appellant asserts that *1206the 2012 letter is not a valid olographic testament or codicil and was erroneously probated. Furthermore, the appellant asserts that the appellee failed to prove that the predeceased legatee was…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Sysco Food Services, Inc. v. TrapnellTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Succession of LambertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
  4. Succession of BoydSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  5. Harrah's Club v. MijalisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Succession of CannonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  2. Succession of AcheéLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. In re TedetonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  4. In re the Successions of LainLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

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