Succession of City v. Succession of Manuel

STOKER, Judge.

This is an action to determine the respective interests of the parties to two parcels of immovable property and certain movables located in the City of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.1 The immovable properties were purchased in 1941 and 1954 under deeds in which the purchaser was described as “Willis Manuel, married to and living with Dora City.” The trial court held that the Succession of Dora City owned an undivided one-half interest in the properties.

The plaintiff in this action is the Succession of Dora City, a/k/a Clodora Sitez, through its representative, Lodiana…