Legal Opinion
Girault v. Zuntz
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 15, 1860PublishedCited by 7 opinions
APPEAL from the Sixth District Court of New Orleans, Howell, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Merricic, O. J.
“This is a petitory action against Zuntz, the defendant, who is in possession of the slave in controversy, claiming title by purchase from Wm. G. Kendall, 2d July, 1856.
“ The plaintiff represents, that in the year 1843, she, through her agent, Wm. G. Kendall, purchased at Sheriff’s sale, in the county of Tallahatchie, State of Mississippi, in the suit of Walter Hickey v. James A. Girault, her husband, a number of slaves, among which was a woman named Eliza, and her child Joe, the slave in controversy in this suit; that she, by virtue of said purchase, became vested with the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kemp v. WomackSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Williams v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
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