Legal Opinion

Succession of Montegut

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 9, 1949No. 39146PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[1] This case, involving the construction of a will written in French by Amelie Montegut under date of September 4, 1933, has been before this Court previously; and a decision was rendered (211 La. 112, 29 So.2d 583, 588) remanding it "for the restricted purpose of permitting the parties litigant (both appellees and appellants) to introduce evidence in proof of any and all circumstances which may aid in the discovery of the intention of the testatrix with reference to the controverted provision * * *" of the will.

[2] The will the subject of this controversy is translated as follows (211 La.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Succession of FertelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
  2. Succession of BlakemoreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
  3. Succession of MontegutSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
  4. Succession of McAuleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1877

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Succession of BoyterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  2. Succession of Jarreau v. Succession of JarreauLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
  3. In Re Succession of MilneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  4. Succession of BonvillianLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  5. Giroir v. DumesnilLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965

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