PESCHIER v. PESCHIER

No. 81-C-3143.

419 So.2d 923 (1982)

Leota Mae David PESCHIER v. Marjorie Morris PESCHIER, As Testamentary Executrix of the Succession of Lionel Joseph Peschier.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Sanders, Lake Charles, for applicant.

Kenneth W. DeJeans, Fruge & DeJean, Lafayette, for respondents.


DENNIS, Justice.

We granted writs in this case to determine whether the courts below erred in declaring null a 1960 divorce judgment between the deceased, Lionel Peschier, and the plaintiff, Leota Davis Peschier. Ultimately, we affirm the result reached by the courts below.

The procedural history and facts not in dispute were correctly summarized by the court of appeal as follows:

"On November 28, 1960, the Thirteenth Judicial District Court for the...

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