Legal Opinion
Succession of Irvin
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 9, 1990No. 21460-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HIGHTOWER, Judge.
Joyce Nadine Calhoun (“defendant”) appeals a judgment revoking the will of Arnold L. Irvin, Jr. For the reasons hereinafter expressed, we affirm.
FACTS
In 1965 Irvin and defendant began living together, and in 1979 he bequeathed all of his property to her in a statutory will, which also named her as executrix. Five years later, in 1984, Irvin adopted 18-year-old Dorsey Lavell Schuler, defendant’s grandson whom she had raised from his birth.
Irvin, domiciled in Bienville Parish, unfortunately died on August 29,1987. Some 15 months later, Tommy Lee Irvin and Laura Lee Irvin…
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- Franks v. Louisiana Health Serv. & Indem. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Sherman v. Cabildo Const. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Succession of CarbajalSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- City of Lake Charles v. ChaneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Succession of IrvinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990