Duperier v. Bervard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

This suit was brought to set’aside the proceedings had in the matter of probating the will of the late Dr. Frederick Duperier who died in 1900, leaving eight children, one of the number being the petitioner to set aside the will. Plaintiff asks for judgment recognizing him as forced heir of his deceased father and as such, together with his brothers and sisters, vested with the seizin of the estate.

The legated is the widow of the late Dr. F. Duperier. She petitioned the court for a judgment probating the will. In accordance with her petition,…