Case Name: SLOAN & AL. vs. ADAMS
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1826-03
Citations: 4 Mart. (n.s.) 365
Docket Number: 
Parties: SLOAN & AL. vs. ADAMS.
Judges: 
Reporter: Martin (Louisiana Term Reports)
Volume: 4
Pages: 365–365

Head Matter:
SLOAN & AL. vs. ADAMS.
Appeal from the court of the fourth district,
0n a ⅞“«'⅛-oft fraud, if (he JHr>- finrl forAe defendant, and the court cannot agree with them, The cause will be remanded
Porter for the plaintiff, Morse for the defendant,

Opinion:
Martin, J.,
delivered the opinion of the • court. Fraud is the principal point at issue 1 1 1 in this case. It was tried twice:' in the last the jury found for the defendant. The plaintiff made an unsuccessful attempt to obtain a new trial, and appealed.
As we are unable to adopt the conclusion of the jury, we think it our duty to support the application for a new trial.
1 It is therefore ordered, adjudged and de-r ereed, that the judgment of the district court ijybe annulled, avoided and reversed, the ver-me diet set aside, and the case remanded for ft; a new trial; the defendants and appellees paying costs in this court