Bowman v. Ware
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAR PROM THE COURT OP THE FIRST JUDICIAR DISTRICT. This is a redhibitory action to rescind the sale of a negro woman and her two small children on the ground of redhibitory defects and diseases in the woman, and to recover back the price paid.
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APPEAR PROM THE COURT OP THE FIRST JUDICIAR DISTRICT. This is a redhibitory action to rescind the sale of a negro woman and her two small children on the ground of redhibitory defects and diseases in the woman, and to recover back the price paid. The plaintiff, Mrs. Bowman, alleges she purchased said slaves for the price of #1800, shortly after they had been brought from Mississippi by the defendant, and she has discovered that tbe woman is afflicted with chronic rheumatism. ancies an(j wrists to such a degree as to render her per-fecliy useless; and especially so inconvenient and worthless…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
delivered tile opinion of the court.
Tho defendant is appellant from a judgment in a redhibitory action, setting aside the sale of a female slave and her two children.
The defence in this court, relates to the want of a tender of the slaves. Tho petitioner alleges that she tendered said slaves back to tho defendant on condition of refunding the price, and is trow ready to deliver them back on the terms aforesaid. This is certainly a sufficient allegation. A witness has sworn ■that at the request of the plaintiff he called on the defendant and stated to him the defects in the slave, of which she…
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