Legal Opinion
Succession of Reynolds
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 15, 1954No. 41289PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
Lilian Bell Reynolds, a femme sole, died in the City of New Orleans, wherein she maintained her domicile, on January 25, 1952. Several months prior thereto she had deposited with Frank B. Wood a document purportedly constituting her holographic last will and testament in which he was appointed her testamentary executor.
On the. petition of Frank B. Wood the mentioned document was, on January 28, 1952, probated and ordered executed as decedent’s last will and testament, and such petitioner was confirmed as the testamentary executor. Immediately thereafter he commenced a regular…
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