Succession of Le Besque
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. In the matter of the succession of A. B. Le Besque. Action by Ovide Le Besque, as administrator of the succession,'joined by a community creditor, to set aside a donation of a piece of realty belonging to the community and donated by intestate to L. A. Dupont. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
[1] Alcide B. LeBesque and his deceased wife, Mrs. Marie Louise Young, widow by first marriage of' Nicholas Dupont, and by second marriage of' John Chew, entered into a marriage contract, wherein it-was stipulated that there should be a partnership or community of acqudts or gains, with some conditions. There was no stipulation that a community of acquets and gains should not exist between the spouses; and their subsequent marriage superinduced the rights of such partnership, or community.
[2] Subsequently the wife instituted a proceeding against her husband for a separation from bed and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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