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SUCCESSION OF KOLBE

No. 86-CA-376.

499 So.2d 1154 (1986)

SUCCESSION OF Reinhard R. KOLBE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard, Cassisa, Saporito & Elliott, A Professional Law Corp., Carl J. Giffin, Jr., Metairie, for Helge Petersen, appellant.

Arthur G. Kingsmill, Gretna, for Marie Vinterella, appellee.

Before CHEHARDY, KLIEBERT and WICKER, JJ.

CHEHARDY, Chief Judge.

This is a dispute between two legatees over the construction of a testamentary provision. The testator, Reinhard R. Kolbe, left a valid olographic will written in the German language. The parties agree the following is a correct translation of the dispositive portion:

"In the event of my death, Mr. Helge Petersen, 2-Hamburg 50, Jessenstr. 14, Telephone 38 7350, shall be my sole heir (H.P. is my deceased wife's son from her first marriage...

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