In re the Succession of Kennedy

COLE, Judge.

The issue in this probate matter is whether or not the testatrix, Annie Bell Kennedy, was able to read.

The facts are as follows. On July 8,1974, Mrs. Kennedy confected a statutory will in the presence of a notary and two witnesses. See La.R.S. 9:2442. Therein she granted one-third of her estate (the disposable portion) to her minor granddaughter, Viola Maxine Burns, as an extra portion. The remainder of her estate was bequeathed to Viola Burns and the testatrix’s five children,1 “share and share alike.” She further granted usufruct over her immovable property to Viola Burns for…