Petition #20883179
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. April 30, 1831. - April 2, 1832.
- Court: Parish
- Salutation: To the Honb. James Pitot, judge of the Parish Court , in and for the Parish & City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana.
Abstract
Hilaire Goguet presents to the court that, due to "unfortunate circumstances in business," he has suffered losses and cannot pay his debts. He is in fact destitute and in the custody of the sheriff in a suit instituted by one of his debtors, a free man of color named Séverin Latour. He claims that there are also other "suits and demands which he is wholly unable to satisfy." He therefore prays the court to enjoin his creditors to appear and "show cause, if any they can, why he should not be discharged" from custody. He also wants the court to stop all proceedings against him and be "fully and finally discharged."
Result: Partially granted; appealed.
- Number of petition pages: 1
- Related documents: Transcript of Court Records, 28 April 1831-21 February 1832, including: Balance Sheet, Hilaire Goguet [Text in French], 28 April 1831; Opposition, Séverin Latour and Louis Ferrand Jr. [Text in English and French], 20 May 1831; Countersuit, Louis Ferrand Jr. and Séverin Latour [Text in English and French], 2 July 1831; Verdict, ca. July 1831; and Petition of Appeal, 21 February 1832; Supreme Court Record, 2 April 1832
- Pages of related documents: 11
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Repository: University of New Orleans
- Supreme Court of Louisiana Collection
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