Bisland v. Provosty

This suit is brought to recover flftv-five slaves in the possession of the defendant, Provosty, and a large sum for the revenues or hire of said slaves. The plaintiff’s original title to the negroes in controversy, has not been seriously questioned in this court, and for tbe purpose of this decision, we shall assume her title derived from her father and mother’s estate in Mississippi, by inheritance or distribution, to be valid, merely remarking, that we discover no ground upon which her original title can be successfully impugned.

' The controversy in this case arises out of certain acts of…