Legal Opinion
Swart v. Lane
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 4, 1926No. 27033PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This is a suit by three brothers against the husband of their deceased sister.
The object of the suit is to annul an olographic will executed by the sister primarily in favor of her child and secondarily in favor of her husband. .
The will is dated July 24, 1924, and reads as follows:
“In case of my death, I will and bequeath to my child all that I own, all my real estate and all my personal property. I appoint my, husband, Carlyle Lane its guardian.”
“In ease of my child’s death as well as my own, I will and bequeath to my husband, Carlyle A. Lane all my real estate, all my personal property,…
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- Succession of MeunierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
- Succession of MaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Succession of CochraneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1877
3Cited by8 opinions
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