Succession of Jenkins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
481 So.2d 607 (1986)
SUCCESSION OF Ado JENKINS.
No. 85-CC-1368.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 13, 1986.
Concurring Opinion January 28, 1986.
Rehearing Denied February 21, 1986.
Sondra A. Cheek, Breland & Cheek, John N. Gallaspy, Gallaspy & Paduda, Bogalusa, for applicant.
Rykert Toledano, Jr., Covington, for respondent.
WATSON, Justice.
ISSUE
The issue is whether a testator's appointment of an attorney in his will is binding on the heirs.
FACTS
Ado Jenkins' attorney, Louis E. Pauratore, prepared a statutory last will and testament for his client which appointed Pauratore as attorney for the estate…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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