Amelia Luse seeks a separation in property from her husband, William P. Owings. Amelia married Owings in 1848 in Mississippi and the couple moved to Louisiana after the marriage. Amelia represents that she has inherited a total of twenty-three slaves: eleven from one grandfather, John Holliday, eleven from her father, Henry Luse, and one from another grandfather, Nathan Luse. According to Amelia, these slaves and their offspring were hers under the laws of Mississippi and they are hers under the laws of Louisiana. She contends, however, that her husband has received $800 for the hires of her slaves and sold one of them, Sandy, for the sum of $675, all of which he has applied to his own use. Furthermore, Owings has swapped three more of her slaves for two new ones. Finally, he has received and has applied to his own use $220 from her grandfather’s estate. Amelia charges that her husband is in debt and that his estate is not sufficient to meet all his liabilities. Desirous to preserve her "paraphernal" property, she seeks to be separated in property from her husband. She also seeks a judgment against him for the total sum of $1,695, plus interest at the rate of 5% per annum. She also seeks a mortgage on her husband’s property to secure her rights and claims.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Natchitoches Parish Courthouse, Natchitoches, Louisiana
