Adams v. Willis

Susan Anne Hewitt Broussard died April 29,1997, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was 45 years old. She left a will. A dispute arose between the two principal legatees over which one was the testamentary beneficiary of her financial assets. James Adams, testamentary executor of her estate, filed a declaratory action to get an interpretation of the will and resolve the dispute. Steven Willis on behalf of his minor child, Timothy Scott Willis (Scott), who was a particular legatee, and St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth Seton), the residuary legatee, are the legatees who…