Faurie v. Faurie

The plaintiffs are children of the defendant, by his wife, Marie Segonde Viaud, who died in New Orl eans on the 13th of March, 1852.

The defendant, who was common in property with his deceased wife, did not open her succession, or cause any inventory to be made, but continued to enjoy the entire estate which the spouses formerly possessed, and nearly all of which belonged to the community, and none of which belonged to the wife, either as dotal or extra-dotal property.

In September, 1854, the plaintiffs, setting forth some of these facts, prayed that a public inventory be taken of the property…