Isabella v. Pecot
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from. the District Court of St. Mary, Boyce, J. The petitioner alleges that she is a woman of color, and was brought into the State of Louisiana, about the first of March, 1836, by one Thomas Gates, from Mexico, where she was held as a slave by Gates; that, after she was brought into this State, she was held as a slave, and seized and sold to pay the debts of Gates, and was purchased by Milton Johnson, in 1840, and that at the sale of the estate ■of the latter she was…
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APPEAL from. the District Court of St. Mary, Boyce, J. The petitioner alleges that she is a woman of color, and was brought into the State of Louisiana, about the first of March, 1836, by one Thomas Gates, from Mexico, where she was held as a slave by Gates; that, after she was brought into this State, she was held as a slave, and seized and sold to pay the debts of Gates, and was purchased by Milton Johnson, in 1840, and that at the sale of the estate ■of the latter she was purchased by William, C. Dwight, who not paying for her, she was seized and sold at public auction, in October, 1842,…
1Opinion of the Court
The judgment of the court was pronounced by
Slidell, J.
There is a motion to dismiss this appeal, upon two grounds. One is, that the transcript has been returned directly to this court, though by the order of appeal, made in 1845, it was returnable to Opelousas. The appellant has manifested suitable diligence .tocomply with the order granting him time, made at the last Opelousas term, and the failure to do so is entirely attributable to the fault of the clerk of the court below. Under the peculiar circumstances of this case, we think, the direct filing at New Orleans was authorited by the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. PrestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
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