McConnell v. City of New Orleans, Yeatman, Woods & Co.

This is a petitory action, brought to recover an undivided half of a certain portion of the batture iu this city.

“ The plaintiffs set forth in their petition, that they represent the estate of Mary Ann Wall, whose succession has been duly opened in the Second District Court; that she was the first wife of John R, Pulley; that, at this remote period, they *411are unable to state or ascertain with certainty, when or where the marriage was celebrated, but believe it took place in New Orleans, six or seven years prior to the year 1832, when Mrs. Pulley died ; that there were (our children born of…