Funderburk v. Chevalier

LABORDE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment declaring an olographic testament of Madie Simmons Key, executed March 11, 1979, to be invalid for want of testamentary capacity. We affirm.

The trial court, in reasons for judgment which we adopt as our own, stated as follows:

“Madie Simmons Key died in Alexandria, Louisiana on March 15, 1983. She left a statutory will dated in 1961 and a [sic] olographic will dated March 11, 1979.

Both wills were filed for probate and oppositions to each were filed. Travis E. Funderburk, and his children were named as the legatees, in the 1961 will; Mrs. Exa…