SUCCESSION OF GASTON v. Koontz

GREMILLION, Judge.

hThe defendant-appellant, Stephanie Koontz, appeals the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiff-appellee, Succession of Hal Dempsey Gaston. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Hal Dempsey Gaston died in August 2008 leaving behind a will naming his long-term partner of more than nine years, Christopher Robbins, the executor of his estate. Koontz is Gaston’s sister. This dispute revolves around an oral agreement between Koontz and Gaston prior to his death. Specifically, the issue is the deceased’s…