Petition #20883737
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. December 19, 1837. - April 21, 1840.
- Court: District
- Salutation: To the Hon. Thos. Gibbs Morgan Judge of the Third Judicial District of Louisana, holding Sessions of the District Court of sd district, in & for the parish of East Baton Rouge
Abstract
Joseph Bernard represents that, on the 23rd of March, one of his slaves, a man named Peter, was "wantonly maliciously & unjustifiably" shot by a slave belonging to Lewis Pyburn. Peter died the next day. Bernard charges that Pyburn was present at the shooting, "aiding abetting & commanding" his slave. Bernard seeks compensation for the value of his slave, which he estimates at $1,500, and asks for an additional $1,000 in damages to cover his loss and the "necessary expenses" incurred "to compel" Pyburn "to do him justice."
Result: Denied; appealed; affirmed.
- Number of petition pages: 4
- Related documents: Sheriff’s Return, 21 December 1827; Record of Verdict, ca. 6 June 1838; Judgment, 6 June 1838; Order for New Trial, ca. June 1838; Citation, 21 December 1837; Verdict and Judgment, 12 June 1839; Copy of Petition, 19 December 1837; Copy of Citation, 21 December 1837; Transcript of Interrogatories, Commissioning of Witnesses, and Testimonies, 6 June 1838-14 June 1839; Appellant’s Bond, 4 February 1840; Motion for New Trial, ca. June 1838; Transcript of Interrogatories, Commissioning of Witnesses, and Testimonies, 31 August 1838-24 January 1839; Supreme Court Opinion and Decree, 21 April 1840; Transcript of Interrogatories, Commissioning of Witnesses, and Testimonies, 3 January 1838-12 June 1839; Schedules of Accounts, David Dortch v. Mrs. Eleonor Dortch, and Thomas Barnett & Co. [unrelated documents], n.d.; Answer, Lewis Pyburn, ca. 1838
- Pages of related documents: 73
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Repository: East Baton Rouge Parish, Clerk of Court Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Records of the Third Judicial District Court
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