THOMAS v. OTWELL

No. 3026.

234 So.2d 475 (1970)

Mary E. Otwell THOMAS, Executrix, etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret V. Brown OTWELL et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charley J. Schrader, Jr., and Harold Bodin, Houma, for plaintiff-appellant.

William Henry Sanders, Jena, John M. Sherrill, III, Alexandria, for defendants-appellees.

Before TATE, SAVOY, and HOOD, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

The trial court granted summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff's suit. The plaintiff appeals. The principal issue is whether any genuine issue of material fact precludes the summary judgment remedy. See LSA-CCP Arts. 966-968.

The plaintiff is the executrix of the succession of the late John Otwell. She files this action for declaratory relief. By it, she essentially demands that certain land purchased by the decedent's wife during the marriage...

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