Legal Opinion
Ryland v. Wenner
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 12, 1969No. 2731PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
After the succession of the decedent, Éouis Reeves, was opened and his will probated, his nephew, Ezra Ryland filed proceedings to declare the testament invalid for formal defect, and to annul its probate. The trial court granted summary judgment, declaring the testament null and void and rescinding its probate. An appeal is taken by the defendants, the executor and legatees under the will.
The testament in question is a “statutory will”, as authorized by LSA-R.S. 9:2442. (The full text of this statute is set forth as an appendix.) The principal contention of invalidity is that the…
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