Legal Opinion
Baten v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 8, 1979No. 63660PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
386 So.2d 333 (1979)
Floy Taylor BATEN
v.
Ruby Mae Baten TAYLOR.
No. 63660.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 8, 1979.
Thomas J. Sibley, Beaumont, Tex., Gerald LeVan, Baton Rouge, for defendant-applicant.
Raymond A. Beyt, Beyt & Beyt, Lafayette, for plaintiff-respondent.
DENNIS, Justice.
This case presents the question of whether a testator can make a valid will bequeathing his property to his wife, upon the condition that she survive him for thirty days, or, if the condition is not fulfilled, to his nephews.
The testator's sister unsuccessfully attacked the will in the district court and appealed.…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. Executors of McDonoghSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1853
- Succession of WaltersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Crichton v. Succession of GredlerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Succession of GwathmeyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Taylor v. BatenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
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- Succession of MydlandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
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