Heirs of Johnson v. Johnson

George W. Johnson died in September, 1856. He owned large estates in New York and in Louisiana.

Forming part of his possessions in this State, was a tract of land known as the Woodland plantation, situate in the parish of Plaque-mine, of which he owned the eleven-sixteenths. The other five-sixteenths, belonged to his brother, Bradish Johnson. He also owned twenty-five slaves in his own right, twelve slaves in common with his brother Bradish, and the eleven-sixteenths of one hundred and sixty-one others.

He died without leaving any forced heirs, and bequeathed his property to his brothers. To…