Legal Opinion

Kapellas v. Succession of Gussman

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 25, 1974No. 4433PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

This is an action by Inez Davis Kapellas opposing the probate of the last will and testament of Clemence Gussman. The appellant contends she is the adopted daughter and sole surviving heir of Clemence and Joseph Gussman and that provisions in the last will and testament of her mother amount to disinherison. The attorneys for the estate and its administrator filed an exception of no right or cause of action alleging that Inez Kapellas had no interest or heirship in the decedent’s estate, i.e., that Inez Davis Kapellas was not the adopted child of Clemence and Joseph Gussman.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lyons v. GoodmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
  2. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. BoudreauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
  3. Peterman v. Vermont Sav. BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
  4. Succession of HiltonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re the Successions of LainLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  2. Succession of GoreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017

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