Lewis v. Hare

Citations

• 8 La. Ann. 378

Syllabus

<p>By Article 1698 of the Code, “the testament falls by the birth of legitimate children of the testator posterior to its date,” and it makes no difference if a child be born before or after the death of the testator.</p> <p>The positive provisions of Article 1698 is in no manner affected by Article 1556, which provides that revocation of donations inter vivos, through the birth of children to the donor, operate only up to the disposable portion.</p>