Legal Opinion
Succession of Vegas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 4, 1962No. 655PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANDRY, Judge.
This is an action by certain collateral heirs of decedent Lumelia Vegas, widow of George Guidry, seeking to have declared null and void the last will and testament of said decedent executed November 12, 1957, in nuncupative form by public act. Appellants herein assert the testament in question to be null by virtue of the alleged failure of the notary before whom it was executed to comply with the provisions of LSA-R.C.C. Article 1579.
More precisely, it is contended by appellants that decedent’s last will and testament is null and void for lack of form, namely, that it was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Soileau v. OrtegoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Watts v. CollierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Reed v. CrockerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1857
- Succession of Davis v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Shannon v. ShannonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1861
3Cited by4 opinions
- Succession of MichieLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Jenkins v. LeeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Estate of Littleton v. DeanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Succession of DavisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976