Matter of Succession of Robins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
349 So.2d 276 (1977)
In the Matter of the Succession of Joseph L. ROBINS.
No. 59138.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 20, 1977.
Rehearing Denied September 2, 1977.
Ashton L. Stewart, Laycock, Stewart & Preis, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.
Vanue B. Lacour, Lacour & Calloway, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees.
TATE, Justice.
May the state validly prohibit an illegitimate child from receiving a legacy intended for him by his father, solely because the child's conception resulted from an adultery committed by the father? Simply stated, that is the issue before this court.
The deceased testator…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
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