Succession of Dyer

The question in this case is whether a' certain postscript added to an olographic will, naming two executors of the will, is valid. The postscript was neither dated nor signed. It was therefore adjudged invalid; and the two men named as executors have appealed.

The will itself is in proper form and is not contested. It begins with the statement of the place and date, “New Orleans, May 9, 1922,” and ends with the statement, “I make this my last will and testament, dated, signed and sealed by me.” The signature is on the next line below, after which, the testatrix skipped two lines, and,…