Thibodaux v. Richard

ELLIS, Judge.

Plaintiff seeks the recovery of a cow and calf, admittedly community property, sold by his wife to the defendant on or about September 30, 1950. Damages are alleged in the amount of $150 for the deprivation of the use of the cow, and in the alternative it is prayed plaintiff be awarded the sum of $250 covering the value of the cow and calf. The petition avers that at the time of the sale plaintiff and his wife were separated and that he had been paying alimony ample for all •of her needs and necessities; the animals were sold without his consent; the defendant knew plaintiff and…