Petition #20885322
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. April 2, 1853. - June 9, 1856.
- Court: District
- Salutation: To the Honble the Judge of the First District Court in and for the City of New Orleans
Abstract
Eulalie, an elderly woman declaring herself a free woman of color and speaking on behalf of her seven children and ten grandchildren, contends that she and her family are illegally held in slavery by Daniel A. Long and Zachariah S. Mabry. Eulalie represents that she had been in the “full enjoyment of her freedom” for forty-five years in the parish of Pointe Coupée when, in late 1852, she and her family were “forcibly” seized and taken from their home. Eulalie claims that the abduction was executed at night by unknown armed persons. The family was transferred to the custody of Daniel Long and Zachariah Mabry, who now claim them as their property. Eulalie prays that the court will declare her and her family free and enjoin Long and Mabry from exercising any right or authority over them.
Result: Dismissed; appealed; reversed and remanded; retried; granted; appealed; decree on retrial sustained.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Petition Service Acknowledgment, 2 April 1843; Citation of Appeal, 13 June 1853; Supreme Court Opinion and Decree, 16 January 1854; Record of Supreme Court Decree, 17 February 1854; Answer [Incomplete], 28 February 1854; Testimony of Evidence, Alphonse Robin, et al., 3 July 1854; Commission of Witnesses [Incomplete], 3 July 1854; District Court Opinion and Decree, 13 December 1854; Order to Grant Motion for New Trial, 15 December 1854; Supreme Court Opinion and Decree, 9 June 1856; Copy of Petition, 2 April 1853; Copy of Supreme Court Opinion and Decree, 16 January 1854; Record of Right to Appeal, n.d.
- Pages of related documents: 35
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Citation information
Repository: University of New Orleans
- Supreme Court of Louisiana Collection
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