Richardson v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
PPEAL from the District Court of the First District, Buchanan, J. The jti. plaintiff alleges that he is a citizen of the republic of Texas; that he purchased from the defendant, a resident of New Orleans, a slave, about fourteen years of age, for the price of $400, which he paid; that the defendant warranted the slave “ against the vices and maladies prescribed by law,” as will appear from the notarial act of sale; that the boy was, at the time of the sale, affected by a…
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PPEAL from the District Court of the First District, Buchanan, J. The jti. plaintiff alleges that he is a citizen of the republic of Texas; that he purchased from the defendant, a resident of New Orleans, a slave, about fourteen years of age, for the price of $400, which he paid; that the defendant warranted the slave “ against the vices and maladies prescribed by law,” as will appear from the notarial act of sale; that the boy was, at the time of the sale, affected by a disease of the eyes, occasioning a permanent defect of vision, in consequence of which he was and is absolutely useless to…
1Opinion of the Court
*390The judgment of the court was pronounced by
Rost, J.*
The plaintiif, who was a citizen of the republic of Texas before its annexation to the United States, alleges that he purchased from the defendant, for the sum of $400, a slave which he took with him to Texas ; and that the slave was, at the time of the sale, affected by a disease of the eyes, occasioning a permanent defect of vision, by reason whereof the said slave is absolutely useless to him. He further avers that he would return the slave and pray for a reeision of the contract, but that he is prevented from doing so by the laws of…
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