Mortee v. Roach's Syndic
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PROM THE PARISH COURT, POR THE PARISH AND CITY OP NEW-ORLEANS, THE JUDSE OP THE CRIMINAL COURT PRESIDING, ad interim. This is an action in which the plaintiff, as vendor, demands the rescission of the sale, and re-possession of certain slaves sold to the insolvent debtor, and now in the hands of his syndic, having been ceded with the other property.
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APPEAL PROM THE PARISH COURT, POR THE PARISH AND CITY OP NEW-ORLEANS, THE JUDSE OP THE CRIMINAL COURT PRESIDING, ad interim. This is an action in which the plaintiff, as vendor, demands the rescission of the sale, and re-possession of certain slaves sold to the insolvent debtor, and now in the hands of his syndic, having been ceded with the other property. He shows that a mortgage was retained on the slaves, to secure the payment of the price, which is still unpaid; that the slaves were surrendered by the insolvent and are now in the possession of the defendant, who was appointed syndic by…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The plaintiff in this case, demanded from his insolvent debtor, and the syndic appointed by the creditors, the rescission of a sale and the return of certain slaves, which were surrendered by the insolvent, and upon which a special mortgage had been retained for the price. He claimed the rescission on the ground that the price remained unpaid, and that in virtue of his mortgage, he had a right to take back the property sold. Judgment was rendered, denying him this privilege, and he appealed.
The plaintiff’s demand was resisted by the syndic of the insolvent, on the ground that the action could…
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