Succession of Ruppert

KALISTE J. SALOOM, Jr., Judge Pro Tern.

This is an action by the appellant, Eunice Elsie Ruppert (hereafter Elsie), the widow and executrix of the estate of Lewis C. Ruppert. She seeks to annul certain inter vivos donations for want of form.

FACTS

Lewis C. Ruppert executed an instrument on September 18, 1980, purporting to donate certain properties in Acadia Parish to his brothers, John R. Ruppert and Matthew Ruppert, and his nephew, John Richard Ruppert (hereafter Richard). The documents were prepared by and executed at the offices of the late Nolan Edwards. The executrix alleges that these…