Offutt v. Hendsley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
appeal from the court of the fifth judicial district, the judge OF THE DISTRICT PRESIDING. This suit commenced by injunction to stay the proceedings under an order of seizure and sale, which the defendants obtained against a certain mortgaged slave named Randal, in the possession of the plaintiffs in the injunction, to satisfy and pay the sum of seven hundred and fifty-fotir dollars, with interest, due on the original price of said slave.
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appeal from the court of the fifth judicial district, the judge OF THE DISTRICT PRESIDING. This suit commenced by injunction to stay the proceedings under an order of seizure and sale, which the defendants obtained against a certain mortgaged slave named Randal, in the possession of the plaintiffs in the injunction, to satisfy and pay the sum of seven hundred and fifty-fotir dollars, with interest, due on the original price of said slave. This slave was originally purchased at the probate sale of the succession of William Thompson, deceased, in December, 1819, by William Haslett for one…
1Opinion of the Court
Marlin J.
delivered the opinion of the court.
This suit commenced by an injunction to stay certain executory proceedings against a mortgaged slave in the possession of the plaintiffs in injunction. They are appellants from the judgment of the District, Court, dissolving their injunction, staying the execution of the order of seizure and sale of the slave in question, and which the present defendants had obtained and were proceeding to execute; The latter, in their answer to the appeal, pray that tlie judgment appealed from, may be amended in their favor so as to allow them full damages for the…
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