Hache v. Ayraud

The plaintiff instituted an action for a partition of the property belonging to the successions of her father and mother. In her petition, among other things, she alleged that the property was burthened with debts, and that it could not be conveniently divided in kind, and she prayed that it might be sold at auction in the sh'oTtest delay, by a competent officer, for cash, each slave, &c., separately.

The defendants answered, and admitted the propriety of a partition by licitation. They prayed for a sale of the property in block, and the defendant, John F. Ayraud, claimed the right, as…