Faulk v. Hough

The plaintiff sues for the price of a slave, which he soldi toitlie-defendant, with an exclusion of warranty.

The defence set up is, that the vendor was aware of the fact,, that, at the time of the transfer, the slave was afflicted with a redhibitory disease, aftet of whieh the vendee was totally unaware; and that it was, «account of' theftaudl and misrepresentations of the former, that the latter consented to> purchase the slave under the circumstances.

When the case was called for trial, the defendant prayed for a continúanos,, erti the ground, that David M. Day, a witness, whom he had caused…