Briscoe v. Clarke
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was an action of detinue, brought in the superior court of law for Pittsylvania county, by Notley W. Briscoe, George Briscoe, and William Ware, against William Clarke, for two slaves, named Stephen and Milly. Issue was joined on the plea of non detinet; and at the trial, the defendant filed two bills of exception.
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This was an action of detinue, brought in the superior court of law for Pittsylvania county, by Notley W. Briscoe, George Briscoe, and William Ware, against William Clarke, for two slaves, named Stephen and Milly. Issue was joined on the plea of non detinet; and at the trial, the defendant filed two bills of exception. The l'u^nt that the plaintiffs offered in evidence a deed Rice, and Charity, his wife, to the pIaintiiFs,\s'fi‘ustee,s, ^ for the purposes therein mentioned, dated the,11 February, 1813; fay which deed, the slaves mentioned irí & the declaration, are, among other things,…
1Opinion of the Court
November 27.
Judge Brooke
delivered tlie opinion of the court.
*219The court is of opinion, that on the matter stated in the third bill of exceptions, the superior court erred in setting aside the verdict, and granting a new trial. Without no- . ticing any other objection, the court affirms the judgment.
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