Capillon v. Chambliss

O’NIELL, Chief Justice.

This is a suit to annul a sale of certain real estate in New Orleans, sold by the plaintiff’s wife, Daisy Green .Capillon, to her daughter, Charlotte Jackson Chambliss, wife of Robert F. Chambliss. She is a stepdaughter of the plaintiff. He avers that, although the title to the property stood in the name of his wife, it belonged to the matrimonial community, and that her purpose in selling the property was to defraud him of his half interest in it. He avers that the sale was made without any consideration, notwithstanding it was stated in the deed that the price was…