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DEROUEN v. DEROUEN

No. 03-623.

865 So.2d 940 (2004)

Succession of Clifton J. DEROUEN v. Eugene DEROUEN and Linda Cannon.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

January 28, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Bergstedt, Felton Paul Leger, Brian W. Arabie, Bergstedt & Mount, Lake Charles, LA, for Appellee, Deborah H. Derouen.

Andre' Joseph Buisson, Woodley, Williams, etc., Lake Charles, LA, for Appellee, Donald K. Derouen.

Timothy O'Dowd, Lake Charles, LA, for Appellant, Eugene Derouen and Linda Cannon.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, GLENN B. GREMILLION, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.

GREMILLION, Judge.

In this succession case, the trial court found that a clause in the testator's will, which provided that his son was to receive a particular legacy of "an extra portion ... [of] an interest in [his] property equal to 15 acres of his choice," was valid and refused to nullify the will. For the following reasons, we affirm and remand for further consideration.

FACTS

Clifton J. Derouen executed his last will and testament on August...

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