Legal Opinion
Succession of Gourgis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 12, 2008No. 08-CA-430PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.
12Sharon Blackmon appeals a judgment of the trial court in which the court denied her petition for declaratory judgment, found an olographic will to be invalid, and reinstated a prior notarial will confected by the decedent, Alex Gourgis. For reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTS
In 1989, Alex Gourgis (“Mr.Gourgis”) confected a will in which he left his estate to his four remaining children, 1 subject to a usufruct in favor of his wife, Bernice Roche Gourgis.
In 1993, Mr. Gourgis’ wife of fifty-six years died. Two years later, when he was seventy-five years old, Mr.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Canovsky v. GehrsenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
- Caracci v. Physicians Pharmaceutical Services Inc. of La.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- Richards v. RichardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Albritton v. AlbrittonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- In Re Succession of RhodesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
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3Cited by3 opinions
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