IN RE SUCCESSION OF SMITH

No. 49,118-CA.

146 So.3d 917 (2014)

SUCCESSION OF Henry SMITH.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Dewayne Smith, In Proper Person, Appellant.

Wayne E. Webb , Shreveport, for Bertha Smith , Louveda Smith McClain , Henry Smith, Jr., and Bob C. Smith , Appellees.

Before BROWN, MOORE, and GARRETT, JJ.


BROWN, Chief Judge.

Appellant, Anthony Smith, has appealed from the judgment of the trial court nullifying decedent's last will and testament for failure to conform with the formal requirements of La. C.C. art. 1577. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural Background

On October 12, 2012, Henry Smith (decedent) executed a will prepared by Wilbur Purvis, a notary, bequeathing several movable and immovable properties to his...

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