Cuny v. Robert
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Western Dist. ATP.EAL FROM THE COURT OF T1IE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, FOJt THE PARISH OF RAPIDES, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. ’ This is an action for the recovery of a female slave and her child, which the plaintiff alleges he purchased from G. C. Russell, by private act of sale dated the 3d June, 1832, for the sum of seven hundred dollars, and which are in the possession of the defendant, Robert.
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Western Dist. ATP.EAL FROM THE COURT OF T1IE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, FOJt THE PARISH OF RAPIDES, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. ’ This is an action for the recovery of a female slave and her child, which the plaintiff alleges he purchased from G. C. Russell, by private act of sale dated the 3d June, 1832, for the sum of seven hundred dollars, and which are in the possession of the defendant, Robert. The defendant pleaded a general denial, and averred that he purchased the slave from Isaac Franklin, in New-Orleans, whom he calls in warranty ; and who avers he purchased from Will. Nichols, of…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
' This is an action to recover two slaves, in which the defendant called in his vendor iri warranty, who in return called in his, &c. Judgment having been given against the plaintiff, he appealed.
The defendant, who is the only appellee, has moved to dismiss the appeal, on the ground that his warrantor was not made- a party to it, and that if the judgment was reversed he would be deprived of the faculty which the law gives to a party evicted, of obtaining in the judgment of eviction, relief against his warrantor.
We have already said that a party who asks relief -at our hands ought to cite…
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