ADAMS v. WILLIS

No. 00-589.

777 So.2d 5 (2000)

James J. ADAMS, Executor of the Succession of Susan Anne Hewitt Broussard v. Steven J. WILLIS in his Capacity as the Administrator of the Estate of his Minor Child, Timothy Scott Willis, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, John McLemore Hewitt and Katherine Hewitt.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied February 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica L. Watts, Durio, McGoffin & Stagg, Lafayette, LA, Attorney for Defendant/Appellant, Steven J. Willis, on behalf of his minor son, Timothy Scott Willis.

John S. Irion, Jr., Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, Attorney for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Patricia G. Breckenridge, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, Attorney for Defendant/Appellee, Katherine Hewitt and John McLemore Hewitt.

Randy P. Angelle, Mickey R. Mason, Christi Roy Hemphill, Lafayette, LA, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellee, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church.

(Court composed of HENRY L. YELVERTON, ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, and SYLVIA R. COOKS, Judges).


YELVERTON, J.

Susan Anne Hewitt Broussard died April 29, 1997, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was 45 years old. She left a will. A dispute arose between the two principal legatees over which one was the testamentary beneficiary of her financial assets. James Adams, testamentary executor of her estate, filed a declaratory action to get an interpretation of the will and resolve the dispute. Steven Willis on behalf of his minor child, Timothy Scott Willis ...

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