Petition #20883520
- St. James Parish, Louisiana. September 24, 1835. - October 26, 1835.
- Court: District
- Salutation: To the Honorable the Second District Court of the State of Louisiana, holding sessions for the parish of St. James
Abstract
James Adlum, overseer of Henry Johnson's plantation, alleges that the defendants, Joseph Cantrelle, Thomas B. O'Brian, Gervais Gaïennié, and William Dauphin, "pretending to be a patrol," recently entered his employer's plantation in the middle of the night, engaged in various "outrages and trespasses," alarmed the slaves, and finally dragged him to jail under a false arrest warrant. He claims that they forced the "jailor" to receive him as prisoner. Claiming that he has broken no law and was only engaging in the "lawful exercise of his duty," he asks $2,000 in damages from the defendants [Original in English and French].
Result: Rejected.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: PARs #20883829, #20884017; Verdict, 26 October 1835; Judgment, 26 October 1835; Answer, Joseph Cantrelle and Gervais Gaïenné, ca. 24 Setpember 1835; Depositions [Text partly in English and partly in French], 23 October 1835; Arrest Warrant, 6 September 1835; Sheriff's Return, 7 September 1835
- Pages of related documents: 12
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Citation information
Repository: St. James Parish Courthouse, Convent, Louisiana
- Records of the Second Judicial District Court
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