MATTER OF SUCCESSION OF BROWN

No. 19530-CA.

522 So.2d 1382 (1988)

In the Matter of the SUCCESSION OF Edgar J. BROWN, Deceased.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 30, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunter, Scott, Blue, Johnson & Ross by Willie Hunter, Jr., Monroe, for appellant.

Sharp & Sharp by James Sharp, Jr., Monroe, for appellee.

Before HALL, MARVIN and NORRIS, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this appeal arising out of an action to set aside a judgment of possession and reopen a succession, plaintiff contends that the trial court should not have rejected his demands but should have recognized him as the formally acknowledged son of the decedent under La.C.C. Art. 203 by virtue of a birth certificate and a document of the United States Bureau of Census. We affirm.

Defendant-appellee is the legitimate daughter of decedent who was...

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