Supreme Court of Louisiana February 15, 1844 (Cressap v. Winchester)

Bullard, J.

This is an action upon a bond executed by the defendant’s testator, under the following circumstances : Cressap, one of the plaintiffs, having instituted a suit by attachment against one Janes, and the Sheriff, having seized and taken into his possession certain slaves belonging to Janes, took the bond in question, in which it is recited, that the Sheriff having attached said slaves,