Blanchard v. Castille
Supreme Court of Louisiana
"WESTERN Dis. AETEAL moat TEE COURT OE THE EIETH DISTRICT, EOR TEE PARISH OE ST. , . .... • . JfA.fl.TIii;, TEE JUDGE OF TEE BISTRICT PRESIDES!}. , : This “is an action to recover a certain slave, named Celeste* 'aftchher two children, in the possession of the defendant.
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"WESTERN Dis. AETEAL moat TEE COURT OE THE EIETH DISTRICT, EOR TEE PARISH OE ST. , . .... • . JfA.fl.TIii;, TEE JUDGE OF TEE BISTRICT PRESIDES!}. , : This “is an action to recover a certain slave, named Celeste* 'aftchher two children, in the possession of the defendant. The plaintiff alleges, she was induced by the threats, violence and ■coercion of her hush all d, in tile yeaf 1829, to sell said slaves, who were her paraphernal property, to one B. Thibodeaux, with whom her husband colluded. That said sale liras frau- dulent ánd without consideration ^purporting to he for $1000 in cash, but…
1Opinion of the CourtMorphy, J.
The plaintiff seeks to recover a negro woman and two. children, her paraphernal property, on the ground, that she was compelled by Alexander Lormaud, her husband, to sell them to the late Benjamin Thibodeaux; at the sale of whose succession they were purchased by defendant. The petition alleges in substance, that in 1829, plaintiff’s husband en~ deavored to persuade her to sell these slaves; that after repeatedly and without success calling upon her to comply with his wishes, he threatened to abandon her and kill the slaves, if she did not consent to. sell them; that being informed, that…
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