Succession of Buck

|,GUIDRY, J.

In this succession proceeding, appellants, Charles B.W. Palmer and Rina M. Palmer, appeal a portion of the trial court’s judgment, which orders proceeds from the sale of a 3.82 acre tract of land on Duncan Avenue, also known as “Catha Place,” to be paid to E. Digby Palmer. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Martina Ellis Biick (Martina Buck) died on February 10, 1996. In a will executed on September 10, 1991, Martina Buck left a 3.82 acre tract of land, located on Duncan Avenue in Amite, Louisiana, to her nephew, E. Digby Palmer. However, pri- or…