Simien v. Perrodin

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Todd, J.

The plaintiffs, administrator and heirs of Margaret Provost, bring this petitory action to recover the land described in their petition.

They allege that the land was acquired from the United States government by the said Margaret Provost, by enti-y in her own name and right, and after she had been separated in property from her husband, Frangois Simien, by a proper judgment. The plaintiffs are all the issue of the marriage between said parties.

The defendants claim title to the property under a sheriff’s sale, in a proceeding directed against…