Bradford v. Cook

The judgment ¿of the couít (King, absent,) was pronounced by

Host, J.

The plaintiff married the widow Atkins, whose children by her /former marriage are the defendants in this suit. Shortly after the death of hi£ r^vife, ho instituted proceedings iu the Court of Probates Tor the purposes: 1st, *230Of withdrawing from the succession his separate property and right's. 2d. Of settling the community which had existed between him and his late wife. 3d. Of milking a partition of the .property of the succession, among the heirs of both marriages. He alleged that he had expended $5,000 for the use of the…