In re Interdiction of Thomas

GOTHARD, Judge.

This case involves a contest between two applicants for appointment to the curator-ship in an interdiction proceeding.

Clementine LaFrance Thomas, then age 71, signed herself into Waldon Healthcare Center in Kenner on October 31, 1985, and was a resident there at time of trial. Her nephew, William P. Crespo, Jr. signed as guarantor. Mrs. Thomas’ husband had died in 1978 and she had no children.

On April 22, 1986 Amanda LaFrance, a sister of Clementine Thomas, filed a petition for interdiction, alleging that Mrs. *1316Thomas was “incapable of managing her financial and business…