Legal Opinion
Succession of Stafford
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 10, 1939No. 35083PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS; Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment sustaining exceptions of non-joinder of parties defendant and of no cause of action. The suit is one attacking the validity of a nuncupative will by public act on the grounds that it was not executed on the date set forth therein; that it was not dictated, written, signed and witnessed as provided by law; and that the testatrix was incompetent to make a will as she was suffering from a mental derangement due to her physical condition from a date prior to July 10, 1924.
Mrs. Katie Markey Stafford died in the City of New Orleans on January 22,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kingsbury v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
- Succession of MithoffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Succession of LambertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Rostrup v. Succession of SpicerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Succession of EdgarSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
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3Cited by11 opinions
- McCarty v. TrichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Hamilton v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- McGee v. FinleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
- Austin v. Succession of AustinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Succession of PizzatiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
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