SUCCESSION OF STEWART

Nos. 2001-CA-2356 to 2001-CA-2358.

818 So.2d 264 (2002)

SUCCESSION OF Henry STEWART, Harnes Stewart, and Hollis Stewart. Succession of Ellis Calvin Turner. Succession of Henry Stewart, Harnes Stewart, Hollis Stewart, and Ada Stewart Turner v. Succession of C. Ellis Turner.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Guidry, New Orleans, LA, and Paul P. Tusa, Kenner, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant Margie Stewart Williams.

Faun Fenderson and Mark R. Wolfe, Dennis Spurling, Wolfe, Begoun & Pick, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees.

(Court composed of Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY and Judge TERRI F. LOVE).


PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

This is a partition action. The narrow issue before us is whether a succession representative can sue to partition immovable property that the succession co-owns with a third party. From a judgment finding the succession representative lacks the right to bring such an action, the succession representative, Margie Stewart Williams, appeals. We reverse.

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