Legal Opinion

In Re Succession of Lefort

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 8, 2010No. 10-590Published

1Opinion of the Court

SAUNDERS, Judge.

| ¶ Herein, we address whether the trial court committed manifest error in its partitioning of the newly discovered property of the succession of Mary Louida Arcen-eaux Lefort. For the following reasons, we affirm the ruling of the trial court but remand the matter so that a notary may be appointed to execute the partition in accordance with La.Code. Civ.P. art. 4605.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:

The matter before us arises out of the succession of Mary Louida Arceneaux Le-fort (hereinafter referred to as “Mary Louida”). Mary Louida and Alexis Joseph Lefort, Jr. (hereinafter…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. Succession of McCarthyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991

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