Legal Opinion
Succession of Justice
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 23, 1996No. 28363-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
11 STEWART, Judge.
Appellant, James Walter Justice (“Jamie”) appeals the judgment of the trial court declaring his grandmother’s 1978 will invalid and dismissing his petition to probate a copy of that will. We affirm the decision of the trial court.
FACTS
On November 16, 1978, James Winfred Justice, Sr. (“Mr. Justice”) and Bessie Louise Manning Justice (“Mrs. Justice”) each executed a statutory will drafted by their attorney, Mike Coyle. In her testament, Mrs. Justice left her community property to her husband, divided her separate property equally between her son, James Winfred Justice, Jr.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Lewis v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION & DEV.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- In Re Succession of NunleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Succession of TalbotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- Armorer v. CaseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1854
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