Lewis v. Hare

Slidell, C. J.*

In April, 1838, Edward D. Lewis, a resident of Louisiana, made an olographic will, by which, after providing for the payment of his debts, he gave to his wife all his furniture and a piece of land, which was equal in value to about one-half of his estate; to a sister, two thousand dollars; to a brother, one thousand; to another brother, George W. Lewis, the plaintiff, one thousand dollars; to L. W. Broadwell, one thousand dollars ; and the residue to his wife. His health was impaired at the time of making his will, and in the following May, upon the advice of his physicians, he…