Legal Opinion

Heirs of McMichael v. Bankston

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 15, 1872No. 2797PublishedCited by 13 opinions

from the Parish Court, parish of Tangipahoa. O. J. Bradley, Parish Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtHowell, J.

The plaintiffs, who are heirs of G-. P. McMichael, deceased, sue to annul the olographic will of their father on the ground that it was not wholly written by him.'

The four plaintiffs as witnesses state that the will was entirely written, dated and signed by the hand, of the testator, except the word “to” in the sixth line from the top, and the word “acres” in the eighth line, which are in a different hand. Another witness and two experts express the same opinion. The original will is before us, and it is evident that there is some difference in the appearance of those *452two words from the…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. Thorn v. California Academy of SciencesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
  2. Estate of FayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  3. In Re the Estate of TeubertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Noyes v. GerardMontana Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Jones v. KyleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929

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