2 La. 23 | La. | 1830
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The plaintiff, the mother of the defendant’s deceased wife, who died without issue, claims a settlement of the
Ry a supplemental petition, the plaintiff prayed that a will and deed of confirmation of her deceased daughter, under which the defendant claims her estate may be set aside as improperly obtained.
The defendant pleaded to the jurisdiction of the Court, denying its authority to inquire into the validity of the title under which the defendant holds real property.
The plea to the jurisdiction was sustained, the suit dismissed, and the plaintiff appealed,
The petitioner herself shews that the defendant holds the , . , „ , . , ... , „ property claimed from him under a will and confirmatory act which she seeks to set aside. This she cannot effect, except in a Court of ordinary jurisdiction, i. e. in the District Court.
The judge of the Court of Probates acted correctly in sustaining the plea to the jurisdiction:
It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that the judgment be affirmed with costs.