Ahimaaz Buel petitions the court for compensation due to the loss of his slave named Prince. Buel claims that twenty-year-old Prince, whom he values at $1,500, was “Carried away” on the “Steam Boat New York” and never returned. Buel contends that, in addition to the loss of his slave’s value, he has sustained damages and expenses worth a minimum of $200. Buel therefore prays that Captain E. W. Burge and the owners of the Steamboat New York be cited to appear and answer his suit. He asks the court to issue a writ of sequestration against the steamboat and to order that the sum of $1,700, plus interest, be paid out to him from the proceeds of her sale.
Result: Granted; motion for new trial rejected; appealed; affirmed.
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