Louisiana, Supreme Court, New Orleans : Maille v Blas, February 1860 [printed].

A slave, Joe, owned by the plaintiff, was killed in a fight with a slave called Jack, owned by the defendant. Justices Buchanan and Voorhies ruled that evidence that Joe had been the aggressor was immaterial, and that the defendant was still answerable to the plaintiff for the latter's loss of...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Crime Death Trials (Assault and battery)
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