Succession of Picolo

1DUFRESNE, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by John J. Zamora, III, administrator of the succession of John A. Picolo, Sr., and several heirs of the decedent, from a summary judgment in favor of the decedent’s surviving spouse, Mary Ann Cabes Picolo, for reimbursement of her separate funds advanced to pay debts of the succession. Specifically, Mrs. Picolo was awarded $8,013.64 for funeral expenses and $160,887.86 for payments of one-half the principal and interest on the family home over which she enjoys a legal usufruct. For the following reasons we set aside the judgment as premature, and…