Hughes v. Burguieres

LANDRY, Judge.

Defendant, Gregory J. Burguieres (appellant), appeals the judgment of the trial court casting him for costs and the fees of plaintiff’s attorney in an action by plaintiff, Abner E. Hughes, Trustee (Trustee), under the Last Will and Testament of Jules M. Burguieres, deceased, for a declaratory judgment to determine whether or not certain actions by appellant effected a forfeiture of appellant’s rights as beneficiary in a trust established by decedent’s will. We affirm.

In his action for declaratory judgment, Trustee also named as defendants twenty-five other legatees under…