Boulard v. Calhoun

This is an action sounding in damages for a tort committed by defendant’s slaves.

The petition charges, that by the advice and procurement of the defendant, certain white men, named Murray, Shelton, Johnson, Hamilton and Houton, together with about twenty-nine slaves, all belonging to defendant, and of which slaves nine were designated by name, came to the residence of plaintiff, in the night of the 19th May, 1856, and forcibly and violently ejected her from her house, and removed her stock of goods, wares and merchandize, from a store which she kept there ; which, together with the person of…