SUCCESSION OF LELAND

No. 6305.

295 So.2d 89 (1974)

Succession of Mrs. Augusta LELAND, wife of George Evans BURGESS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1974.

Writ Refused August 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Burgess, Jr., in pro. per.

Arthur L. Ballin, Frank C. Dudenhefer, Jr., Thomas B. Lemann, Monroe & Lemann, New Orleans, for Whitney Nat. Bank of New Orleans, William A. West, George E. Burgess, Sr., and George E. Burgess III.

Before SAMUEL, BOUTALL and MORIAL, JJ.


BOUTALL, Judge.

The question before us is whether we should exercise our supervisory jurisdiction by granting to relator a suspensive appeal from an adverse ruling below. The trial court has granted a devolutive appeal, but refused to grant a suspensive appeal.

The procedural facts are these:

The Succession of Mrs. Augusta Leland, wife of George Evans Burgess, was opened by petition filed March 1, 1971, and it was established that she died testate...

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