Succession of Montegut

HAMITER, Justice.

The determination of this litigation requires an interpretation of a provision in the last will and testament of Amelie Montegut.

The testatrix, a single person, died on January 20, 1934, at her domicile in the Parish of St. John the Baptist, leaving no forced heirs. Her closest surviving relatives were a brother, Lucien Montegut, and some thirty nieces and nephews, the children of predeceased brothers and sisters. Some of these relatives, but not all of them, were named particular legatees in her will which was olographic in form and written in the French language on…