Legal Opinion

Interdiction of Watts

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 6, 2005No. 2004 CA 2166Published

1Opinion of the Court

i,McClendon, j.

On March 23, 2004, Laura Watts Boyce, filed a petition in East Baton Rouge Parish for a full interdiction of her mother, Peggy Kidd Watts. By a judgment signed on April 8, 2004, the trial court granted a full interdiction. Defendant, Mrs. Watts, appealed. We vacate the judgment of full interdiction, and dismiss the suit.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The petition filed herein alleged that Mrs. Watts was a domiciliary of East Baton Rouge Parish, as was her daughter, Mrs. Boyce. Attached to the petition was an affidavit by a doctor who had examined Mrs. Watts, opining that she…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Messer v. LondonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. Jarrell v. CarterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
  3. Vance v. EllerbeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  4. Pattan v. FieldsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  5. In Re Adoption of RialsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951

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