Succession of Marion

Virginia Marion, who was unmarried, died testate in the city of New Orleans, on June 17, 1921. Her nearest living kin were two brothers, Albert J. and Amable E. Marion. Her will, which is dated January 1, 1921, was probated, and, after this was done, the two brothers, whom we shall hereafter refer to as plaintiffs, filed a petition in this, the succession of their sister, attacking certain dispositions in her will, as being null and void.

The first disposition that the testatrix made is a legacy of $300 for the benefit of a blind woman. This disposition is not attacked, but the second and…