Legal Opinion

Cuselich v. Cuselich

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 2, 1925No. 25911Published

1Opinion

On Rehearing.

OVERTON, J.

On the first hearing of this case we held that, as a general rule, where a marriage has been dissolved by a judgment of divorce, the wife is presumed to have renounced the community, unless it - appears that she has accepted it within the delay, of 30 days allowed by law, citing Civil Code, art. 2420, and also Herman v. Theurer, 11 La. Ann. 70; Succession of Ewing, 15 La. Ann. 416; and Decuir v. Lejeune, 15 La. Ann. 569. In so holding we ruled, however, that an exception exists to the general rule where the husband has concealed all or a part of the community property…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Herman v. TheurerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1856
  2. Decuir v. LejeuneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
  3. Wand v. WandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
  4. Succession of Ewing v. AltmeyerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860

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