Succession of Broussard

REGAN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a suit which sought to nullify a testament and codicil thereto, both of which were executed under the statutory will form provided for in R.S. 9:2442. Following an extended trial on the merits, judgment was rendered in the lower court maintaining the validity of the original testament and declaring the codicil thereto a nullity.

The record discloses that on June 10, 1963, the testator, Joseph Broussard, executed his will wherein he divided his estate among various legatees named therein. Subsequently, on February 23, 1965, he executed a codicil to the…