State ex rel. Boissac v. Petit

Merrick, O. J.

“ On the 2d day of March, 1857, Mrs. Boissac, the plaintiff, assisted by her husband, T. M. Boissac, sold to E. L. Sigur, a plantation and slaves, situated in the parish of Iberville, and in the act of sale there was inserted the following clause: ‘ And here it is distinctly understood by the parties to this act, that as there exists a tacit mortgage on all the property of the present ven-dress in favor of her minor children, issue of her marriage with her first husband, Robert Sewall, deceased, the full amount of which tacit mortgage is not known at present. It is therefore…