Succession of Lambert
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1DissentO’Niell, Chief Justice
(third dissenting opinion).
Since I have filed my second dissenting opinion in this case the attorneys for the appellants have filed a brief in opposition to the application of the appellee for a rehearing. In this brief the attorneys express their assurance that the chief justice —referring to me — recognizes the right of the Supreme Court to correct its errors by overruling its decisions. In support of that assurance the attorneys cite the case of Succession of Ledbetter, 147 La. 771, 35 So. 908, in which the court by a unanimous decision overruled the decision rendered in Rice v. Key, 138…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State ex rel. Fortier v. CapdevielleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Succession of LedbetterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- MacKie v. StorySupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Succession of WilcoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Lebeau v. TrudeauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1855
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