Legal Opinion

Succession of Davidson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 3, 1988No. 86-1242PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LABORDE, Judge.

This is a contract interpretation case arising from a compromise agreement settling the contested probate of a will. The language of the pertinent provisions of the agreement is so clear and so unambiguous that rejection of the trial court’s interpretation is mandated. Accordingly, we reverse.

FACTS

The relevant facts of this case are not in dispute. Mr. Wallace Reed Davidson died testate on January 14, 1982. Mr. Davidson was survived by his second wife, Henrietta Forrest, and a child from his first marriage, Celia D. Scrimpshire. Ms. Forrest died intestate on March 2, 1982. She…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ithaca Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  2. Investors Associates Ltd. v. BF Trappey's SonsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
  3. Mildred E. Walter, Executors De Bonis Non of the Estate of Gertrude C. Walter, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
  4. Estate of NewcomerDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1978

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Trujillo v. BooneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
  2. Succession of DavidsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988

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