Petition #20882996
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. December 10, 1829. - May 31, 1830.
- Court: Parish
- Salutation: To the Honorable the Parish Court for the Parish of Orleans
Abstract
John Morris Back presents to the court that, in 1829, he purchased a twenty-eight-year-old slave named Andrew from Joseph Meek Junior of Nashville, Tennessee. Morris claims that Andrew, for whom he paid $457.50 with a promissory note to Meek, came warranted "free from all the vices and maladies prescribed by Law." However, he has now found out that Andrew is and has "long before been addicted to running away;" and he alleges that Meek knew about it and "failed to make full disclosure" of it. Back therefore prays that Meek be condemned to take back Andrew and return the note for $457.50. He also asks for $300 in damages with interest.
Result: Granted; appealed; affirmed.
- Number of petition pages: 1
- Related documents: Transcript of Court Records, 6 June 1829-30 April 1830, including: Bill of Sale, Joseph Meek Jr. to John Morris Back, 6 June 1829, certified 8 June 1829; Supplemental Petition, 29 December 1829; Testimony, Louis Bourgeois et al., 30 March 1830; Bill of Sale, Chrisostôme Suppé to Charles St. Martin [Text in French], 11 January 1828, certified 15 February 1830; Bill of Sale, Charles St. Martin to Joseph Meek Jr., 17 January 1829, certified 30 March 1830; Judgment, 10 April 1830; and Petition of Appeal, 19 April 1830; Supreme Court Points of Appeal, ca. 3 May 1830; Supreme Court Decree, ca. 31 May 1830
- Pages of related documents: 15
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Repository: University of New Orleans
- Supreme Court of Louisiana Collection
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