Deslonde v. Le Breret
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Eastern Dis. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FOURTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OF THE SECOND PRESIDING. The court a quo, did not err in rejecting tbe testimony of applicant’s father, he being an incompetent witness, both from interest and relationship. La. Code, 2260.
1Opinion of the Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court, delivered by
Porter, J.
The plaintiff sues the defendant, to recover from him the value of a slave, which he is alleged to have killed.
The answer denies that the defendant is indebted in manner' and form as alleged, or in any other; and further, that if the slave came to his death through the agency of defendant, he was justifiable in the eye of the law, as the negro was in the habit of stealing and carrying away the defendant’s property in the night.
On the trial, the plaintiff offered his natural father as a witness; he was objected to, and the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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