Fradella v. Pumilia

OVERTON, Justice.

This is a suit brought by the eight children of Francisco Fradella, deceased, who are now living, to recover (as later modified in an amended petition, and still further modified against plaintiffs’ interests, in their brief) a one-sixteenth interest each in certain real property, located in McDonoghville, now a part of the city of Gretna.

Francisco Fradella married Guisseppe di Matteo. Nine children were born of the marriage, one of whom, Antonio, died some time later. Fradella died intestate, in the parish of Jefferson, on March 9, 1908. On February 1, 1909, his widow…