Burdin v. Burdin

John J. Burdin, the defendant, was married twice. I-Iis first wife, Elizabeth Pranz Burdin, died on or about November 13, 1906. Defendant’s second marriage was contracted on July 18, 1911.

Defendant opened the succession of his first wife on December 6, 1906, praying to be confirmed as natural tutor of his four minor children, issue of the marriage, of whom, the plaintiff, Prances Hilda Burdin, now the wife of Barnard Cummings, was the eldest However, nothing was done at the time except to make an inventory of certain swamp lands situated in the parish of Iberia. Later, namely, on'June 6,…