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IN THE MATTER OF SUCCESSION OF HAWKINS

No. 82 CA 0509.

429 So.2d 194 (1983)

In the Matter of the SUCCESSION OF Daniel HAWKINS, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 19, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel C. Cashio, Maringouin, for plaintiff-appellant Manuel Scott.

William C. Dupont of Dupont, Dupont & Dupont, Ltd., Plaquemine, for defendant-appellee Burnette Hawkins.

Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and SHORTESS, JJ.

SHORTESS, Judge.

On December 6, 1980, Daniel Hawkins, Jr. (Hawkins) died in Iberville Parish. He had eleven brothers and sisters, some of whom predeceased him. On March 19, 1975, he made a will which bequeathed a particular legacy to his brother Burnette Hawkins and gave the remainder of his estate to his legal heirs, to be divided equally among them.

On December 18, 1980, Manuel J. Scott (plaintiff) filed a "Petition for Notice of Application for Appointment...

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