Jaubert v. Quilter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.

The plaintiffs, heirs of Jean B. Ghebelin, sue to be decreed owners of a tract of land, alleged to have been acquired by him from the defendant. The answer is, the act conveying the property was a simulation, and that defendant has always been in possession. There was an intervention by the wife of defendant, assailing the verity of the act, alleging she was his creditor for paraphernal funds, and praying that the property be decreed that of her husband and subjected to her rights. From the judgment in plaintiff’s favor, recognizing his…