Jobert v. Pitot

The of ihe court (King, J. absent,) Was pronounced by

Rost, J.

This action is brought by the father and sister of Marie Adeline Joherti deceased—one as forced heir, the other as heir at law—to set aside her will, 'on the ground that the universal legatee therein named, is the adulterous bastard child of the testatrix on the side of his father, and as such incapable of taking by will any thing more than alimony, and such a sum as may be necessary to instruct him in a profession or trade. There was judgment in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiffs have appealed;

Oil the trial below, the…