Petrie v. Wofford

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Ring, J.

The defendant, W. W. Wofford, intermarried, about the year 1807, •with'Eugenie Lignon. The latter died in 1813, leaving three children, viz t William W., Lewis, and the plaintiff, issue of the marriage, all of whom war® *563minors. The succession of the deceased consiste'd of separate property received during the marriage or previously owned by her, and of one half of the community. The husband is not shown to have had any separate estate. No inventory was ever made of the succession of the deceased. The entire property of which it was composed…