Fox v. Walsh

This is a redhibitory action, in which the plaintiff seeks to recover the price of a slave named Permili, on the allegation, that prior to, and at the time of the sale to him, she was affected with a confirmed and incurable consumption, of which she died about ten months after the sale. There was a judgment below in favor of the defendant, from which the plaintiff took this appeal.

The buyer, who institutes a redhibitory action, must prove, that the alleged vice or malady existed before the sale to him, unless it makes its appearance within the three days immediately following the sale, in…