In re the Succession of Farr

On Rehearing

CALOGERO, Justice *.

The parties whose monetary interests are affected by the outcome of this case are two churches named in the will of Warren *439D. Farr,1 and five hospitals and the Recreation and Park Commission of the Parish of East Baton Rouge named in the will of Warren D. Farr’s widow, Alice A. Farr (these six entities will occasionally be referred to hereinafter as “the hospitals”).2

The contest is over one-half of certain shares of stock in General American Oil, the separate property of Warren D. Farr, who died on April 21, 1976.3 All of the pertinent facts and the history of…