Succession of Bush

Decedent died without descendants, and left a last will and testament, in which he bequeathed to his mother, brother, and sister special legacies of $2,500 each, and instituted his wife as universal legatee.

The mother of decedent opposed the final account of the executor, and also instituted a separate suit, praying to be recognized as forced heir and creditor of one-third of the entire estate, inventoried at a total valuation of $141.915.

The opposition of decedent’s mother to the final account of the executor was maintained by the judgment of the civil district court to the extent of…