Louisiana, Supreme Court, Opelousas : Carson v Dwight and Another, September 1843 [printed].

The defendants appealed from a judgment condemning them to pay the balance for a slave to the plaintiff. The slave had brought a suit to claim her freedom and the defendants argued that the sale should be declared null and void. The Supreme Court upheld the original judgment.

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Debt Money Slave trade Louisiana
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