Legal Opinion

Succession of Beard

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 14, 1986No. CA-3895PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KLEES, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment annulling a probated statutory testament of Mrs. Ada S. Beard. Plaintiffs-appellees, nieces and nephews of the decedent, filed suit against Mrs. Joan Molaison, executrix of the probated testament, and Robert Molai-son, residuary legatee under the probated testament. Defendants-appellants argue on appeal that the trial judge erred in annulling the probated testament as plaintiff did not prove that decedent had the intent to revoke the statutory will.

On December 20, 1972, the decedent executed four multiple original wills, each identical in form…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  2. Jones v. MasonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  3. Succession of MelanconLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re the Succession of TalbotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
  2. MARGOT M. CAVEGLIA and CHRISTOPHER CAVEGLIA v. DIANA HEINENDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2023
  3. Succession of BeardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  4. Succession of Elizabeth Smith Foster .Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  5. Succession of Elizabeth Smith Foster .Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2019

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