MATTER OF SUCCESSION OF OVERTON

No. 82-CA-0018.

422 So.2d 1356 (1982)

In the Matter of the SUCCESSION OF John Everett OVERTON, Sr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. O'Neill, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ralph M. Kelton, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee.

Before PONDER, SAVOIE and ELLIS, JJ.


ELLIS, Judge.

On June 8, 1955, John E. Overton, Sr. transferred 39.72 acres of land to B.L. Overton, one of his children. On June 12, 1960, John E. Overton, Sr., died intestate, leaving his widow, Katie Leona Goff Overton and five children: Evelyn, Aurelia, Mary Clarissa, B.L., and Samuel E. Overton. Two other children, Matilda and John E. Overton, Jr., had predeceased him without issue.

This proceeding was filed on June 17, 1960, alleging the above facts...

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