Legal Opinion
Succession of Dickson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 13, 1954No. 42088PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice. '
Brice D. Dickson died testate at his domicile in Caddo Parish on July 4, 1953. Surviving were his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Dickson, and his mother (a forced heir), Mrs. Bula D. Dickson.
Following probate of decedent’s olographic will, in which Mrs. Elizabeth M. Dickson was constituted sole and universal legatee, such widow and the mother joined in a petition in which they alleged, among other things, the following:
“That petitioner, Mrs. Bula D. Dickson, is the forced heir of her said son and is entitled to one-fourth of her son’s estate and petitioner, Mrs. Elizabeth Moseley…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State ex rel. John T. Moore Planting Co. v. HowellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Janney v. CalmesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Barbara, Inc. v. BilleloSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Police Jury ex rel. New Orleans, Opelousas & Great Western Railroad v. Succession of McDonoghSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1853
- Salassi v. SalassiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
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3Cited by7 opinions
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