Williams v. Gerson

TALIAFERRO, Judge.

Plaintiff is an illiterate negro farmer. Defendant is a white man, and landowner in Ouachita parish. This suit is an aftermath of their relation as landlord and tenant for the years 1934 and 1935. It involves the ownership of a mule, and settlement of accounts for each of these years. Plaintiff’s ownership of the mule was recognized, but his money demand was rejected. He kept no record whatever of his account with defendant and relies almost exclusively upon his memory in his effort to refute many of the debit charges defendant made against him. Defendant’s mode and method…