Owings v. Hull
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the circuit court of the United States for the district of. Maryland. The facts of the case, as stated in .the opinion of .court, were: . “ The original suit is an action of assumpsit brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error (the original defendants); the declaration containing:the money cqunts, an insimul compulassent and a special count, as for a deceit-in 'the title upon a sale .of cértain slaves.
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IN error to the circuit court of the United States for the district of. Maryland. The facts of the case, as stated in .the opinion of .court, were: . “ The original suit is an action of assumpsit brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error (the original defendants); the declaration containing:the money cqunts, an insimul compulassent and a special count, as for a deceit-in 'the title upon a sale .of cértain slaves. “Upon .the trial under the general issue, the facts appeared as follows : Mrs Van Pradelles, a sister of the plaintiffs in error, being at New Orleans, in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Story
The original suit was brought to recover back the purchase money paid by the defendant in error for the slaves, and other compensation for the defect of'title [as mentioned in the previous statement of the facts otthe case]. The jury found a verdict for the original plaintiff,.for 2636 dollars and 96 cents, upon which.judgment was rendered accordingly; and the5 present writ of error is brought to revise that judgment upon certain bills of exceptions. taken' at the trial, on behalf of the ■ plaintiffs in error:
The.objections taken to the - admissibility of the evidence were, in' the first…
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