Thrash v. Hardy
Supreme Court of Georgia
Trover, in Troup Superior Court. Decision by Judge BuBi/, at the May Term, i860. This was an action brought by Mary B. Thrash, against James Hardy, to recover damages for a.n alleged conversion of a negro man slave by the name of Sam, of black complexion, and about thirty years old.
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Trover, in Troup Superior Court. Decision by Judge BuBi/, at the May Term, i860. This was an action brought by Mary B. Thrash, against James Hardy, to recover damages for a.n alleged conversion of a negro man slave by the name of Sam, of black complexion, and about thirty years old. Upon the trial in the Court below, it appeared from the evidence, that Mary B. Thrash was the daughter of Peter Strozier, and intermarried with John Thrash in the year 1823 or 1824; that upon such intermarriage the said Peter Strozier delivered to the said Thrash and his wife several negroes, to wit: Sam and…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lyon, J.,
delivering the opinion.
There is one question in this case that has not been made or argued, and it is too important for us to pass upon until it is both made and argued, and that is, conceding that the interest which Mrs. Thrash, the plaintiff, did take under the 6th item of her father’s will, was for her separate use, and! to the exclusion of her husband, what was that interest?' Was it a life estate in the negroes — the whole title, or a joint interest with her children ? This is a very important inquiry, and a very necessary one, for a proper settlement of this case.
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