Alexander v. Alexander’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““If, and in the event, plaintiffs herein sustain the burden of proving that Jack Alexander could not read nor write and that Sarah Williams Alexander knew Jack Alexander could not read nor write, then it follows as a legal presumption from the establishment of these two facts that the judgment of the court sustaining the motion for summary judgment, which resulted in the dismissal of the action entitled Succession of Jack Alexander v. Sarah Williams Alexander, No. 4513 on the docket of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Tangipahoa, was obtained through the fraudulent practice of the defendant, Sarah Williams Alexander, and must be annulled and set aside. See LSA-C.C. Art. 1848. “On the other hand, if the preponderance of the evidence supports the conclusion that Jack Alexander could read and write, it must be concluded that no fraud was practiced on the trial court in the above referred to matter, and accordingly the trial court should sustain the exception of res judicata filed in this action by the defendant and finally terminate this litigation.” Alexander v. Alexander, 213 So.2d 86, 87 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1968).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 233 So. 2d 343 - Alexander v. Alexander

2. ““This case has been reversed and remanded by the Court of Appeal, for the limited purpose of determining whether the affidavits which were attached to the motion for summary judgment, namely those of A. J. Evans, Newman Briggs, and Guice Stafford were false and fraudulently obtained. The Court has heard the testimony and weighed it carefully and the Court is of the opinion that the evidence does not prove the falsity of the affidavits nor does it indicate any wise fraud in the inducement, or the con-fecting of the affidavits.” (Opinion of trial judge at 213 So.2d 86, 87 )”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 233 So. 2d 343 - Alexander v. Alexander