Legal Opinion
Francois v. Tufts
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 12, 1986No. Nos. CA-3961 to CA-3968PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARMSTRONG, Judge.
Waldo Francois was married to Macrina Francois for many years. They had no children. In September of 1982 Mrs. Ma-crina Francois died. Shortly thereafter Waldo Francois had his nephew, J.D. Tufts II, an attorney, draft a document entitled “Irrevocable Inter Vivos Trust” (“trust”).
The pertinent provisions of the trust provide as follows:
4.1 SETTLOR shall be the sole income and principal beneficiary during his lifetime. During the lifetime of SETTLOR, the Trustee shall pay to SETTLOR such amounts of income or principal at such times as is necessary for the support, maintenance,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Succession of MithoffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Succession of SchmidtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Succession of LambertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Succession of KilpatrickLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Francois v. TuftsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Francois v. TuftsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986