Brownson v. Fenwick
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Westeen Dis. APPEA! FEOM THE COUET OF THE FIFTH JIISTEICT FOE THE PAEISII OF ST< MAETIN, THE JUDGE OF THE SEVENTH FEESIDING. This is an action to recover $575, the amount of a promissory note signed by the defendant, with 10 per cent, interest; and also $829 95, advanced to the defendant with other funds, to purchase slaves.
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Westeen Dis. APPEA! FEOM THE COUET OF THE FIFTH JIISTEICT FOE THE PAEISII OF ST< MAETIN, THE JUDGE OF THE SEVENTH FEESIDING. This is an action to recover $575, the amount of a promissory note signed by the defendant, with 10 per cent, interest; and also $829 95, advanced to the defendant with other funds, to purchase slaves. The plaintiff alleges, that on defendant’s return from Mary» land, he informed petitioner, that he had purchased a slave named Dennis, from the estate of Leo Fenwick, for $800, who |ja(j ma¿e j^g escape an¿ run away; 0n coming to Louisiana, an¿ petitioner was induced from…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
The plaintiff sues to recover the amount of a promissory note, which is not contested, and the further sum of $829 95, Upon the following allegations. That in 1835 he employed the defendant as his agent, to purchase for him in Maryland a *434'certain number of slaves, and furnished him funds for that puf¿ p0se< ¿efen¿ant purchased several slaves for him* aild paid for them with his funds, and on his return to Louisiana delivered them to him, informing him in the meantime, that a certain negro man, named Dennis, whom he said he had purchased for the plaintiff of the estate of Leo Fenwick, had made…
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