Bender v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of Alabama
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Lowndes. A fieri facias háving issued from the circuit court of Lowndes, against the goods and chattels of Wm. B. Townsend, at the suit of the plaintiff in error, was levied by the sheriff of that county on a male slave named Bill.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Lowndes. A fieri facias háving issued from the circuit court of Lowndes, against the goods and chattels of Wm. B. Townsend, at the suit of the plaintiff in error, was levied by the sheriff of that county on a male slave named Bill. Thereupon, the defendant in error interposed a claim to the slave pursuant to the statute — an issue was made up to try the right of property aud submitted to a jury, who returned a verdict for the claimant, and judgment was rendered accordingly. On the trial, the plaintiff excepted to the ruling of the court, and from the bill…
1Opinion of the CourtCollier, C. J.
In Cook v. Kennerly & Smith, at this term, an agreement was entered into by Kennerly and wife in anticipation of their marriage, by which the personal estate of the latter was conveyed to a trustee for the use of herself and intended husband during their lives; at the death of either of them to the use of the survivor during his or her life; at the death of such survivor, then. to such child or children of the intended wife, and the lineal descendants of such child or children, as may be then living, to them and their heirs forever. This deed of settlement also gave to the wife the power of…
2Cited by6 opinions
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- Gillespie's Adm'r v. BurlesonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1856
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. CookSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Allen v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849
- Hooks v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
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