Marie Margueritte Bastien Prudhomme, wife of David Case, files suit against Mrs. Dominique Davion and Dominique Barthelemy Rachal to recover thirteen slaves. Prudhomme informs the court that her husband, from whom she is separated in property, has authorized her to sue. She avers that she brought three slaves, named Laïte, Rose, and Bridgite, into her marriage with Case. However, "eversince 1810," Laïte, Rose, and their children have been in the possession of Mrs. Davion, while Bridgite and her children have been in the possession of Rachal. Marie Margueritte asks the court for possession of the slaves or payment equal to their value plus that which would have been earned from hiring them out. She places the combined value of Laïte, Rose, and their children at $8,000 and the value of their hires at $3,000. Bridgite and her children are valued at $4,000 with a hire value of $1,500.
Result: Denied.
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Repository: Natchitoches Parish Courthouse, Natchitoches, Louisiana
