Hennigan v. Succession of Hennigan

LABORDE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Jeannette Hennigan, appeals the judgment of the trial court which sustained an exception of prescription filed by defendant, Clifford James Hennigan. Finding merit in plaintiff’s contentions, we reverse the trial court’s grant of the exception of prescription.

FACTS

On December 3, 1981, Lloyd Hennigan, Sr. died intestate in Calcasieu Parish. He was survived by his second wife (plaintiff) and two sons, Clifford James Hennigan and Lloyd Hennigan, Jr. On December 14, 1982, decedent’s succession was opened with his two sons being put into possession of decedent’s ¾⅛…