Legal Opinion

Succession of Greer v. Wiggins

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 21, 1975No. 12503PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOLIN, Judge.

Emma D. Wiggins, legatee under a purported olographic will of Pony Marshall Greer, deceased, appeals from a default judgment in favor of the forced heirs invalidating the will. We find no error in the ruling of the lower court.

Following Mr. Greer’s death a purported testament was discovered in which Mr. Greer sought to leave a child’s part of his estate to Lille Emma D. Collins, now Emma D. Wiggins. Mrs. Wiggins, who apparently had been reared by the testator, was the daughter of the sister of Mr. Greer’s second wife and therefore not a forced heir.

The will being dated “April 49,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Heffner v. HeffnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
  2. Succession of BeirdSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
  3. Succession of KronSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
  4. Succession of KoerkelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
  5. Succession of SarrazinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Succession of RaifordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
  2. Succession of WhiteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979

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