Legal Opinion

Sylvester v. Fontenot

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 9, 2011No. 10-1115PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMY, Judge.

b The plaintiff filed suit seeking the return or division of funds deposited in an investment account and seeking to probate a copy of a purported will naming her as the sole legatee. The defendant alleged that the will was invalid in form and that the funds in the account were at least partially hers. The trial court rendered judgment, finding that the will was invalid in form, denying the attempted probate, and ordering that the funds in the account be divided equally between the parties. The plaintiff appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Canovsky v. GehrsenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
  3. Southern Development Co. v. GrecoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
  4. Hebert v. Rapides Parish Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
  5. S.J. v. Lafayette Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2010

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3Cited by10 opinions

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