Marie Marguiritte Bastien Prudhom Case petitions to recover six slaves and receive compensation for their illegal detention by Marie Isador Pelagie Davion. Marie Marguiritte Case previously instituted a suit against her husband, David Case, in which she received a judgment for separation of property. Two female slaves named Lycad and Bridget, whom Marie Marguiritte had brought as dowry to her marriage to David Case, were recognized as her separate property. Now, Lycad and her five children "have come to the hands and possession of Marie Isador Pelage Davion," who refuses to return them. Marie Marguiritte Case prays that Davion, a widow, be ordered to return the six slaves and pay $4,000 in damages plus costs of the suit.
Result: Denied.
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Repository: Natchitoches Parish Courthouse, Natchitoches, Louisiana
