Succession of Guezuraga
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
512 So.2d 366 (1987)
SUCCESSION OF GUEZURAGA.
No. 87-C-0724.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 9, 1987.
Rehearing Denied October 15, 1987.
Robert Fadaol, Gretna, for applicant.
Jackson McNeely, Garon, Brener & McNeely, New Orleans, for respondent.
CALOGERO, Justice.
The Louisiana Wills Act[1] requires that a testator "sign his name at the end of the will and on each separate page of the instrument." [2] The issue in this case is whether a statutory will is valid if the testatrix signs the page containing all dispositive portions and the beginning of the attestation clause, but fails to sign the…
Also in this document: Dissent; Per curiam.
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