Supreme Court of Louisiana July 15, 1859 (Smith v. Taylor)

Land, J.

This is a suit for the recovery of a slave, and his hire from the first day of January, 1849.

The slave was purchased by the plaintiff at a succession sale, in January, 1848, on a credit of one, two, and three years ; and to secure the payment of the price, he gave his three several promissory notes for equal amounts, bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum from date,