Carleton & Co. v. Banks
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa Couuty. The plaintiffs in error having obtained a judgment against Francis Hatfield and others, sued out their execution and levied it on a slave as the property of Hatfield, which was claimed by the defendant in error as trustee, and the proceedings in the Court below were had to try the right of property, The claimant relied on a deed made on the 4th May, 1832, between William Dunlap of the first part, Willis Banks (the claimant) of…
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Error to the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa Couuty. The plaintiffs in error having obtained a judgment against Francis Hatfield and others, sued out their execution and levied it on a slave as the property of Hatfield, which was claimed by the defendant in error as trustee, and the proceedings in the Court below were had to try the right of property, The claimant relied on a deed made on the 4th May, 1832, between William Dunlap of the first part, Willis Banks (the claimant) of the second part, and Harriet Smith of the third. The deed conveys two slaves to the party of the second part, upon the…
1Opinion of the CourtOrmond, J.
— The act of the Legislature passed for the benefit of Mrs. Hatfield is to the following effect: “ That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for Harriet Hatfield, of the county of Marengo, to take, receive and hold by purchase, gift or inheritance, any property, either real or personal, free from the hindrance, molestation, control or au*34thority of her husband, Francis Hatfield, and the same to dispose of by will, gift or sale, in the same manner as if she were a feme sole: Provided, the provisions of this act shall apply only to such property as she shall acquire by her…
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