Legal Opinion
Succession of Mott
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 8, 1998No. 97-1419PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
715 So.2d 1258 (1998)
SUCCESSION OF Lillie Beatrice MOTT.
No. 97-1419.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
July 8, 1998.
Charles A. "Sam" Jones, III, DeRidder, for Leona Archield Hodges.
Harold Dewey Register, Jr., Lafayette, for Succession of Lillie Beatrice Mott.
Before THIBODEAUX, COOKS, WOODARD, DECUIR and AMY, JJ.
AMY, Judge.
Appellant, Leona Hodges, appeals the trial court's finding that the purported olographic will was not a valid testament as it lacked testamentary intention to convey ownership upon her death. We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On December 11, 1987, the decedent,…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Baten v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Succession of ShowsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Hendry v. Succession of HelmsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Succession of ShowsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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