In re the Successions of Lain
Louisiana Court of Appeal
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…
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- Harrah's Club v. MijalisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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