Case Name: J. S. Wise Administrator, v. J. W. Hill
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1870-07
Citations: 22 La. Ann. 469
Docket Number: No. 65
Parties: J. S. Wise Administrator, v. J. W. Hill.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 469–469

Head Matter:
No. 65.
J. S. Wise Administrator, v. J. W. Hill.
Obligations given for tbe biro of slaves are illegal, and can not be enforced.
APPEAL from the Tenth Judicial District, parish of Caddo. Weems, J.
Beall & Ohapman, for plaintiff and appellee. Looney & Wells, for defendant and appellant.

Opinion:
Taliaferro, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment rendered against him on a promissory note, which expresses on its face that it was given for the hire of slaves. Obligations for the hire of slaves are illegal', and can not be enforced.
It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that the judgment of the district court be annulled, avoided and reversed. It is further ordered that this suit be dismissed, at the cost of the plaintiff and appellee.