Succession of Steven

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

PoctUí, J.

This litigation involves the validity of the will of the deceased, which is attacked by his two sisters, his sole legal heirs, on the ground that it contains substitutions and fidei eommissa in contravention of the laws of this State.

The will reads as follows:

“ New Obleans, November 30th, 1880.

“ I, William Steven, being of sound mind and having a realistic idea of the uncertainty of human life, do hereby make this my last will and testament, viz: I give and bequeath to Richard Michael O’Brien and William Priestley Richardson, jointly, or in…