Mayfield v. Mayfield
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
MARVIN, Judge.
Plaintiffs, who are cousins of the decedent, Norma Mayfield, appeal a judgment rejecting their demands to annul a 1978 judgment of possession placing the dece*1286dent’s illegitimate, but acknowledged, brother and the descendants of the decedent’s illegitimate sister in possession of the decedent’s estate.
The issues are primarily factual. We find no error and affirm.
Norma Mayfield was born in 1917 of the union of Croford Mayfield and Rebecca Hodo, who married in 1918 after Croford Mayfield and his first wife divorced. Norma Mayfield was legitimated by the marriage of her parents.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Succession of ClivensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Succession of BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Succession of MitchellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Succession of WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- In the Matter of Succession of TheriotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
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