Duhon v. Duhon

This is a suit to annul a nuncupative will made by public act. The plaintiffs contend that the will is null for two reasons: First, that the notary did not state in the instrument that his reading of the will to the testator, after it was written, was done in the presence of the witnesses; and, second, that, notwithstanding the will was not signed by the testator, there is no mention in the instrument that the testator declared that he knew not how or was not able to sign, and no statement of the cause that hindered him from signing. The defense is: First, that the instrument does contain the…