Hood v. Segrest
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the District Court for the parish of Carroll, Ten-ney, J. The evidence on the trial of this case established that the slaves sued for were taken from the plantation of the plaintiff, on the night of the 18th of July, 1840, and were subsequently found in possession of the defendant. It was also proved that the plaintiff had been in possession of them for upwards of twelve months preceding. No evidence was offered to prove plaintiff’s title to them.
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Appeal from the District Court for the parish of Carroll, Ten-ney, J. The evidence on the trial of this case established that the slaves sued for were taken from the plantation of the plaintiff, on the night of the 18th of July, 1840, and were subsequently found in possession of the defendant. It was also proved that the plaintiff had been in possession of them for upwards of twelve months preceding. No evidence was offered to prove plaintiff’s title to them. The verdict found, ‘for the plaintiff, for the possession of the negroes sued for’; and the judgment was, ‘ that he recover from the…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
In this case the plaintiff alleges that ‘he is the .owner and has possessed as owner, for more than a year,’ four slaves, to wit: Lucy and her three children, which are in the possession of the defendant, who refuses to deliver them up. He prays that they be sequestered, and that he have judgment for said slaves against the defendant, and for $200 damages; and that they be delivered to him.
The defendant pleaded the general issue, and set up other matters of defence.
The case was tried by a jury, who returned a ‘verdict for the plaintiff, for the possession of the slaves sued for.’ From the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kemper's Heirs v. HulickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1840
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