Legal Opinion
Henry v. Jean
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 9, 1959No. 44729PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
Plaintiffs, four of the five children of the late Ansema Jean, a daughter of Cora-lie Lewis, instituted this suit to be recognized as forced heirs of their maternal grandmother and for reduction to the disposable portion of the legacy of the defendant, Antoine (or Anthony) Jean, presently the sole legatee under the last will of Coralie Lewis.
The testatrix, Coralie (Cora) Lewis, and Paul Jean were married in 1900, and Antoine Jean is the only child born of that marriage. Prior to the marriage, Coralie Lewis and Paul Jean lived together and had five children, Ansema Jean,…
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