Legal Opinion

Succession of Barrois

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 6, 2016No. Nos. 2015-CA-0692, 2015-CA-0693PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DANIEL L. DYSART, Judge.

| iThis is a dispute over the ownership of oyster leases. Appellant, Helen Scott Ehle Barrois, the independent administra-trix of the succession of Antoinette Bernice Cognevich Barrois, argues that the leases are the separate property of her deceased mother-in-law. Appellees, Russell E. Bar-rois, Jr; and Kenneth B. Barrois, co-executors of the succession of Mancil Barrois, argue that the leases are community property acquired by Mancil and Bernice during the marriage.- The trial court found that the oyster leases in question are community property. For the reasons that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jurisich v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  2. Avenal v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
  3. Succession of AcostaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  4. Succession of AmaroLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re BarroisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018

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