Cannon v. Brame
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from City Court of Montgomery. Tried before Hon. Thos. M. Arrington. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
B. F. SAFFOLÍ), J.
This suit is an action of trover by the appellant against the appellee, lor the conversion of a slave. Od the trial the appellant introduced in evidence an exemplification of the record of a suit in the circuit court of Florida, which the appellant instituted against him in replevin for the recovery of the same slave. From this record it appears that tbe judgment in the replevin suit was in favor of the appellant.
The court charged that this judgment was not conclusive against the defendant in this action, and the jury might give to it what weight they thought proper. From…
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