Legal Opinion

Withers v. Mueller

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 6, 1970No. 4091PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LeSUEUR, Judge.

Plaintiff and her husband, John W. Mecom, Sr., settled the Mecom Trust in 1948 in favor of their three children as sole beneficiaries. Each of these children is a defendant in this suit.

The defendant, Robert E. Lee Building Corporation, is a trust management and financial vehicle created by the Mecom trustee and authorized by the trust instrument. At the outset, this corporation was wholly owned by the trust. Ownership remained in the trust on April 9, 1959, when the corporation acquired the property at 615 Howard Avenue in New Orleans, and continued in the trust until the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McDuffie v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  2. Amacker v. AmackerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
  3. Brown v. Town of Lake ProvidenceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Roy Anderson Corp. v. 225 Baronne Complex, L.L.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  2. City Stores Co. v. Gervais F. Favrot Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
  3. Rourke v. CourseyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
  4. Tinney v. LauveLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
  5. Barnes v. City of HammondLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973

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