Bondurant v. Watson
Supreme Court of the United States
Arpead from tbe Circuit Court of tbe .United States for tbe District of Louisiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods
Daniel Bondurant died seised of a large plantation in the parish of Tensas, in the State of Louisiana. His estate descended to his three sons, Albert, Horace, and John, and to Walter E. Bondurant, his infant grandson.
In 1852, upon petition of the sons for a partition of the plantation, a decree of sale was made, under which it was sold, and struck off to them for the price of $150,000. Of this sum, Walter, the grandson, was entitled to one-fourth, namely, $37,500.
' The sheriff, on Dec. 4, 1858, executed a deed to the sons, reserving therein a special-mortgage and privilege on the lands in…
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