Petition #20682315

• Laurens County, Georgia. November 25, 1823. - circa May 1827.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the honorable the Superior Court in and for said County

Abstract

James Gibson purchased a slave named Pino for $500 from Abraham Shiver in 1821. Shiver warranted the slave as "sound and well and free from any disease whatever." Gibson, however, found that the slave was not well, but suffered from dropsy and "did linger and die." Gibson incurred medical expenses. He alleges fraud on the seller's part and sues for $1,000 in damages.

Result: Denied; appealed; upheld.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: Summons, Abraham Shiver, 25 November 1823; Sheriff's Return, 7 March 1824; Answer, Abraham Shiver, May Term 1824; Jury Verdict, May Term 1825; Appeal, James Gibson, 4 May 1825; Court Record, November Term 1825; Jury Verdict, May Term 1827
• Pages of related documents: 1

4 people are documented within petition 20682315

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Laurens County Courthouse, Dublin, Georgia

• Records of the County Court, Superior Court Writs 1825-1827
• Page: 69-72

Subjects

• Death of enslaved (disease)
• Diseases (physical)
• Medical treatment
• Warranty (enslaved)
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)