Griffin v. Waters
Supreme Court of Louisiana
This was an action before the Court of Probates for the parish of Rapides, by the plaintiff as tutor of William and David Stokes, against Waters as surviving partner of the community formerly existing between himself and his wife, and as tutor of Thomas Waters, their only child.
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This was an action before the Court of Probates for the parish of Rapides, by the plaintiff as tutor of William and David Stokes, against Waters as surviving partner of the community formerly existing between himself and his wife, and as tutor of Thomas Waters, their only child. There was a judgment, Johnston, J., ho-mologating the partition made by the notary, and against the defendant for the sum of nine thousand four hundred and fifty four dollars, thirty eight cents, to be equally divided between the minors represented by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Garland, J.*
This action was commenced for the purpose of enforcing a settlement and partition of the estate in community between the defendant and his deceased wife, the mother of the minors. The defendant, in the month of April, 1828, married Elizabeth Stokes, a widow, having two children, without any marriage contract; they lived together until July 10th, 1833, when she died, leaving one child, who is represented by his father, the defendant. Various inventories of the estate were made in the months of February, April, June, and August, 1835. In the month of June, in that year, the…
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