Catharine Wilson Chestnut Very seeks to be separated in property from her husband, Lorin Very. Catharine represents that, upon her marriage to Very in 1842, she owned in her own right sixteen slaves and their children. During that year, she hired out her slaves for $600. In 1843, she hired them out for $1,000. Catharine claims that Lorin pocketed the money and used it for his own benefit. Lorin also appropriated the money from the sale of two of her slaves in 1843 and 1844. Catharine contends that her husband’s affairs are now in such disarray that her separate interests are in jeopardy. She therefore seeks a separation in property from her husband and the authorization to administer her property. She also seeks to recover the monies appropriated by Lorin and asks that a mortgage be placed on his property to secure her rights.
Result: Granted; appealed; reversed and dismissed.
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Repository: East Baton Rouge Parish, Clerk of Court Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
