Legal Opinion

Rutherford v. Rutherford

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 16, 1977No. 58943PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

346 So.2d 669 (1977)

Elizabeth RUTHERFORD, Executrix of the Succession of Joe P. Rutherford

v.

J. W. RUTHERFORD, Jr.

No. 58943.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 16, 1977.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1977.

David A. Fraser, Brame, Bergstedt & Brame, Lake Charles, for defendant-applicant.

Jerry G. Jones, Jones, Jones & Alexander, Cameron, for plaintiff-respondent.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The executrix of the donor's succession brought suit against the donee to annul an inter vivos donation on the ground that there was an invalid acceptance. The district court annulled the donation. The Court of Appeal…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Wells v. JosephSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  2. Lee v. LongSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
  3. Gabert v. St. Tammany Yacht ClubSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
  4. Packwood v. DorseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1844
  5. Estate of MoraSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Tweedel v. BrasseauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. Stevens v. StevensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. Mathews v. MathewsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008
  4. Jones v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
  5. Betts v. HoffmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008

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