Weeks v. Flower
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE - OF THE EIGHTH PRESIDING. This suit commenced by injunction. it appears (be defendants, under a judgment which they had obtained against one Rachel O’Connor, in 1832, caused an-execution to issue, directed to the sheriff'of the,parish of West Feliciana, and instructed him to levy on ten bales of cotton, besides other cotton in the gin house and in the field, and on twenty-six slaves, all of which is alleged to…
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE - OF THE EIGHTH PRESIDING. This suit commenced by injunction. it appears (be defendants, under a judgment which they had obtained against one Rachel O’Connor, in 1832, caused an-execution to issue, directed to the sheriff'of the,parish of West Feliciana, and instructed him to levy on ten bales of cotton, besides other cotton in the gin house and in the field, and on twenty-six slaves, all of which is alleged to be the property of the petitioner, and which he alleges the defendants knew belonged t.o him, but nevertheless, caused…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
The plaintiff, David Weeks, alleges, that the defendants, W. & D. Flower, having obtained a judgment against Rachel O’Conner, caused a fieri facias to issue, and that the sheriff had levied on certain cotton and slaves, which they well knew to be the property and in possession of the plaintiff, He prays a judgment for five thqusand dollars damages, and an injunction.
The defendants deny that the plaintiff was in possession of the property at the time of the seizure, and they allege, that there was a simulated sale from their debtor, Rachel O’Conner, to her brother, the plaintiff, entered into…
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