Case Name: Heirs of J. W. Wilder v. Henry C. Petty
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1869-11
Citations: 21 La. Ann. 709
Docket Number: No. 1810
Parties: Heirs of J. W. Wilder v. Henry C. Petty.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 21
Pages: 709–709

Head Matter:
No. 1810.
Heirs of J. W. Wilder v. Henry C. Petty.
H. C. Petty and the-heirs of Wilder lield property in common, on which a mortgage existed in favor of tbe Citizens’ Bank. Tbe heirs brought suit and obtained a partition in kind, which was executed before a notary public. Tbe heirs then, through their'tutrix, having obtained the consent of the bank, moved for a division of the encumbrance, and obtained the permission to sign the necessary stock note in favor of the bank. The tutrix afterwards refused to sign the note.' Held — That she was properly compelled by judgment, on rul'e, to sign the note, and that evidence was inadmissible^ on trial of tbe rule, to show the condition of a partnership which had existed between their ancestor, Wilder, and the defendant, Petty, of which Petty was liquidator.
from the Second District Court of Now Orleans. Thomas, Jr
Bace, Foster & J3. T. Merri<¡k, for plaintiffs and appellants. T. A. Bartleite, for defendant and appellee.

Opinion:
Howe, J.
The plaintiffs sued the defendant for the partition of
certain real property held hy them in common. Judgment was rendered that the property he divided in Rind, and a partition was accordingly made before a notary, and as the defendant drew the more valuable portion, lie paid to plaintiffs, in cash, a sum sufficient to equalise the shares, and an act was duly signed and homologated.
A mortgage, rested on the Whole property in favor of the Citizens' Bank to secure a note given for a loan, and renewable, according to the charter, upon stock of the bank. It seems that the hank consented that this debt should he divided; and, upon her own motion, the tutrix (Obtained permission to sign the necessary stock note. Pot some reason, which is not apparent., she afterwards declined to sign the acts necessary to divide the debt, and the defendant, Petty, took a rule to compel the signature. The rule was made absolute, and tile plaintiff in the suit appealed.
Upon the trial ot the rule tire -plaintiffs, defendants on rule, reserved a hill of exceptions to the exclusion by tbe judge of testimony offered by them in reference to the condition of the partnership which had existed, between the decedent, Wilder, and the defendant, Petty, of which Petty was liquidator. The j'udge did not err in this ruling, as the property partitioned did not appear to form any part of the partnership assets.
Nor do we perceive any error in the judgment on the merits of the rule. The division of the encumbrance appears to he, in this case,' at least, a natural and just sequel to the partition in kind, prbvoked hy the appellants themselves, and necessary to complete it in such manner as to fully secure the rights of the minors as well as those of the defendant.
It is therefore ordered that the judgment appealed from he affirmed with costs.