Joseph Pilié asks the court to require the heirs to the estate of the late Marie Hyacinthe Arnoult Lalande Ferrière to retake possession of a slave named Celestine and reimburse the purchase price of $970 with interest. Pilié further requests that the heirs be required to pay the amount it cost him to confine Celestine in jail. The plaintiff states that Celestine was warranted against defects and classified as "a servant, washer and Cook" when purchased. However, following the sale, Celestine ran away three times, the last time resulting in her arrest. In addition, Pilié charges, the heirs knew that Celestine "did not possess the qualities or talents which were warranted to him" and that she was in the habit of running away.
Result: Granted; appealed.
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Repository: University of New Orleans
