Dranguet v. Prudhomme
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE SIXTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OF THE FIFTH PRESIDING. Celeste Dranguet with the authorisation of her husband, instituted her suit in July, 1829, to set aside the sale of a tract of land to her by the defendant, on the ground that she had no authority to contract; and to recover a negro woman and certain sums of money given and. received in payment.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE SIXTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OF THE FIFTH PRESIDING. Celeste Dranguet with the authorisation of her husband, instituted her suit in July, 1829, to set aside the sale of a tract of land to her by the defendant, on the ground that she had no authority to contract; and to recover a negro woman and certain sums of money given and. received in payment. In the absence of her husband, the defendant seized a tract of land belonging to him and sold it for seven hundred dollars. The wife purchased it from the defendant in July, 1824, for one thousand five hundred and…
1Opinion of the CourtPorter, J.
'The plaintiff Celeste Dranguet, assisted by her husband, B. Dranguet, sues the defendant, to be relieved from a contract which she entered into with him ;• and to have the property, or its value restored' to her, which she has lost in consequence of the defendant having taken out an order of seizure and sale, and having sold effects belonging to her in part satisfaction of the debt, evidenced by that contract. There was judgment in her favor in the court of the first instance, and the defendant appealed.
The facts of the case are few, and free from controversy. The counsel for the appellant…
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