Collins v. Baggette

ON REHEARING

LINDSAY, Judge.

We granted rehearing in this case to reconsider our decision on original hearing which held that JoAnne Fuller tacitly accepted the succession of her mother, Helen Smith Fuller, and that Wade R. Baggette was disqualified to be administrator of the succession of Helen Smith Fuller under LSA-C.C.P. Art. 3097. We must also address the question of jurisdiction by the trial court to appoint an administrator to this succession absent a prima facie showing of subject matter jurisdiction by the petitioner.

Three issues are presented for consideration in this case. The first…