Bonnecaze v. Lieux

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MoNroe; J.

Jean Pierre Lieux, being the husband, in community, *286of Adeline Samson, acquired certain real estate in New Orleans by purchase in 1864 and 1865. The wife died in 1819, leaving, as the issue of her marriage, six children, the youngest of whom is now about thirty-eight .years of age. She also left an estate consisting of paraphernal property and of her interest in the community. Upon May 18th, 1880, the surviving father effected a settlement with the children with respect to the paraphernal property of their mother, which apipeared to have come…