IN RE SUCCESSION OF COE

No. 01-0353.

796 So.2d 796 (2001)

In re SUCCESSION OF Richard M. COE, Sr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 3, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Alvin Watson, Roddy & Watson, Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Harold J. Hebert.

Richard Dale Moreno, Wright, Everett & Moreno, Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Richard M. Coe, Jr.

Court composed of NED E. DOUCET, Jr., Chief Judge, OSWALD A. DECUIR and MARC T. AMY, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The son of the decedent filed a motion for summary judgment in the probate proceedings of his father's estate requesting that he be declared a forced heir and awarded his legitime. The trial court denied summary judgment. The son appealed. For the following reasons, we reverse, render judgment in favor of the appellant, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Factual and Procedural Background

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