Succession of Swanson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil 'District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. N. Skinner, Judge. In the matter of the Succession of Alexander S. Swanson. Action by the alleged heirs against Melanie Levy to set aside the probate of his last will. Judgment in favor of plaintiffs, and Melanie Levy appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is an action by the alleged legal heirs of Alexander Swanson to set aside the probate of a paper purporting to be the last will and testament of the decedent in olographic form.
The grounds of nullity alleged are:
That the will offered for probate was not dated.
That the will offered for probate was revoked by mutilation, destrúction, and defacement.
That the will was probated without notice to the legal heirs.
The action was brought against Mrs. Melanie Levy, who had been recognized and put in possession of the estate as universal legatee of the deceased by decree of the court having…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Heffner v. HeffnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Succession of BlakemoreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- Thomas v. BlairSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Fuentes v. GainesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
- Succession of ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1856
3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Estate of VanceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
- Shimshak v. CoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Succession of JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
- Succession of SwansonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Succession of MakofskyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960