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Succession of Thompson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 29, 1979No. 62932PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

367 So.2d 796 (1979)

Succession of Bee Owen THOMPSON, widow of Frank J. Salvatore.

No. 62932.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 29, 1979.

Joseph S. Casey, Casey, Babin & Casey, New Orleans, for Robert B. Thompson.

Ross P. LaDart, William L. Dehner, Harvey, for Joel Salvatore wife of Edgar Eli Smith, Jr.

DIXON, Justice.[*]

In this decision we determine whether the state may constitutionally prohibit an acknowledged illegitimate child from receiving a legacy from his mother if she has other legitimate children. C.C. 1483.

Bee Owen Thompson, the widow of Frank J. Salvatore, died October 2, 1976 in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Trimble v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Labine v. VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Matter of Succession of RobinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Succession of ClivensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. Succession of BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. Succession of BartieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  4. Adkins v. McEldowneyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Pace v. STATE THROUGH LA. STATE EMP. RET. SYSTEMSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995

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