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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Succession of Boyd, 306 So. 2d 687.
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In Re: The Succession Of Diana Bartlett Morgan
La. 2023
REVERSED 5 The court of appeal relies on language from (La.
- Successions of Toney 226 So. 3d 397 La. 2017
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Lott v. Mahalia Jackson Residual Family Corp. XYZ Shareholders & XYZ Directors
153 So. 3d 567
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
() (“An absent date cannot be supplied, for it must come from the hand of the testator.”).
- In re the Successions of Lain 147 So. 3d 1204 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2014
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Succession of Cyril Hinds
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2007
4 Cir. 1/14/98), (stating 9 that “reason dictates” and “justice demands” that extrinsic evidence be considered, in order to protect the right of persons to make a will that is not defeated by technicalities)().
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Succession of Hinds
952 So. 2d 842
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2007
4 Cir. 1/14/98) , (stating that "reason dictates" and "justice demands" that extrinsic evidence be considered, in order to protect the right of persons to make a will that is not defeated by technicalities) ().
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Succession of Sampognaro
865 So. 2d 307
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2004
In a similar vein in the supreme court stated that there is no law preventing courts from hearing testimony and entertaining evidence to throw light upon an obscure date and remove all doubt, uncertainty, or ambiguity concerning an uncertain date.
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In Re Succession of Plummer
847 So. 2d 185
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2003
The courts, over the years, have lessened the formalities of olographic wills, i.e., using slash dates instead of writing out the date, writing the will in part pencil, part ink, Succession of Smart, 214 La.
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Succession of Aycock
819 So. 2d 290
La. 2002
Succession of Lefort, 139 La.
- Succession of Aycock 809 So. 2d 1185 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
- Succession of Jerry L. Neighbors 781 So. 2d 741 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2001
- In Re Succession of Slay 764 So. 2d 102 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2000
- Succession of Songne 664 So. 2d 556 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1995
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Succession of King
595 So. 2d 805
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1992
However, they contend that the Louisiana Supreme Court has implicitly overruled these cases in and (La.
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Succession of Angele
546 So. 2d 262
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1989
The courts, over the years, have lessened the formalities of olographic wills, i.e., using slash dates instead of writing the date out, (La.
- Succession of Holloway 531 So. 2d 431 La. 1988
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Succession of Bacot
502 So. 2d 1118
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1987
The question of the use of parole evidence was definitively addressed by our Supreme Court in
- Succession of Miller v. Moss 479 So. 2d 1035 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1985
- Succession of Raiford 404 So. 2d 251 La. 1981
- Succession of Raiford 393 So. 2d 398 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1980
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Succession of White
367 So. 2d 161
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1979
The Louisiana Supreme Court in held that “extrinsic evidence is admissible to establish the certainty of an ambiguous date on an olographic will.” The ambiguous date in that case was “2-8-72”.
- Succession of Montero 365 So. 2d 929 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1978
- Succession of Davis 347 So. 2d 906 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1977