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EVANS v. EVANS

Nos. 14194, 14195.

399 So.2d 721 (1981)

John P. EVANS v. William E. EVANS, Appalachian Insurance Company et al. Victor SCOTT and Ruby Chenault Scott v. William E. EVANS, Appalachian Insurance Company et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 26, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor A. Sachse, Jr. and Claude F. Reynaud, Jr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee, John P. Evans.

Mrs. Anna Mae Evans, in pro. per.

Robert L. Roland and George K. Anding, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants, Evans, Miller, Lloyd, King, and Daniel and intervenors-appellants, Alexander, Willis, and Miller.

John Dale Powers, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees, Erwin A. LaRose and Appalachian Ins. Co.

Robert L. Bailey, III, Mandeville, for defendant-appellee, Boyd A. Evans.

G. T. Owen, III and Judith Atkinson Chevalier, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Ruby Chenault Scott and defendant-appellant, Victor Scott.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and PONDER, JJ.

LOTTINGER, Judge.

These consolidated actions concern the validity of a statutory will which was witnessed by one of the persons named as a specific residuary legatee under the will. From a trial court judgment invalidating the particular legacy but upholding the remainder of the will, the particular legatee and a number of unknown heirs perfected these appeals.

The issues on appeal are whether a statutory will signed...

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