Legal Opinion

Succession of Sarrazin

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 27, 1953No. 38653PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PONDER, Justice.

This, is an appeal from a judgment refusing the probation of a will on the ground that the will was not properly dated.

Marceline Sarrazin, widow of Alex Pa-tin, died on January 3, 1947 leaving a will in olographic form. Oscar J. Francis, Jr., a nephew of decedent, petitioned the court to be appointed administrator of the succession. Estella Francis Roques, a niece of the decedent, opposed the appointment of Oscar Francis as administrator. Thereafter Estella Francis Roques sought the probation of an olographic will of decedent, found by a notary appointed by the court to search…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Succession of RobertsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
  2. Heffner v. HeffnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
  3. Succession of BeirdSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
  4. Succession of KronSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Succession of BoydSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  2. Succession of BendilyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  3. Succession of Greer v. WigginsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
  4. Succession of MarshallLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API