Guilliet v. Erwin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE PARISH COURT FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This is a redhibitory action, for the rescission of the sales of two slaves and return of the price. ’ The plaintiff alleges, that in February and March, 1829, he purchased two slaves from the defendant, for six hundred dollars each. That soon afterwards, one was discovered to be crazy or mad, and ran away, and the other had a consumption, of which he died shortly afterwards.
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APPEAL FROM THE PARISH COURT FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This is a redhibitory action, for the rescission of the sales of two slaves and return of the price. ’ The plaintiff alleges, that in February and March, 1829, he purchased two slaves from the defendant, for six hundred dollars each. That soon afterwards, one was discovered to be crazy or mad, and ran away, and the other had a consumption, of which he died shortly afterwards. He alleges both slaves are dead, and the defendant refuses to return him the price, being twelve hundred dollars, for which he prays judgment. The…
1Opinion of the CourtMathews, J.
This is a redhibitory action, in which the plaintiff obtained judgment in the court below, and the defendant appealed. The allegations of the petition relate to two slaves, sold by the defendant to the plaintiff; and the redhibitory defects stated to have been inherent in them, are idiotism or madness in one, and confirmed consumption in the other. The evidence of the case, (although somewhat contradictory,) such as it was admitted by the court below, (and, in our opinion properly admitted, notwithstanding several bills of exception) establishes the existence of the vices or defects in the…
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