Case Name: William J. McLean v. A. Foster Elliot et als.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1874-05
Citations: 26 La. Ann. 385
Docket Number: No. 3949
Parties: William J. McLean v. A. Foster Elliot et als.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 26
Pages: 385–386

Head Matter:
No. 3949.
William J. McLean v. A. Foster Elliot et als.
The jurisprudence of tbis State is settled upon tbe point of tlie slave consideration in contracts, and this court will not disturb it.
Appeal from, the Filth District Court, parish of Orleans. Beaumont, J.
Hornor & Benedict, for plaintiff and appellee. F, W. Huntington, for defendants and appellants.

Opinion:
Morgan, J.
This case was remanded to take evidence upon, and fix the relative values of, the land and slaves, which were the consideration of the note sued on. The evidence shows that this proportion is $444 81. The judgment of the lower court was for $1350, with eight per cent, interest from twenty-seventh November, 1867.
Plaintiff presses upon us that what we now call the slave consideration in contracts should not be entertained; but the jurisprudence of the State, we think, is settled upon this point, and we will not disturb it.
It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that the judgment of the district court be amended so as to reduce the amount allowed to plaintiff from $1350 to $444 81, with eight per cent, interest thereon from twenty-seventh November, 1867, until paid; plaintiff to pay the costs of appeal.