McCullough v. Bridges

BARHAM, Justice.

This is a suit for declaratory judgment to determine the validity of a will, brought by the administratrix of the succession of the testatrix, Mrs. Inez Smithson Gordon, on behalf of the decedent’s only heirs, all collaterals, against the legatee. The Second Circuit Court of Appeal reversed *1089the judgment of the district court and declared the will invalid. 233 So.2d 54. We directed certiorari to that court.

The will in question, which follows the statutory will form of R.S. 9:2442, reads as follows:

“STATE OF LOUISIANA “PARISH OF CADDO “KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

“That before…