McCoy v. McKowen
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the circuit court of Amite county; Hon. Stan-hope Posey, judge. The defendant in error (McKowen) brought an action of trespass vi et armis, in the circuit court of Amite coupty, against McCoy and Haywood, for beating a female slave hired of defendant (McKowen) by the plaintiff, from the effects of which beating the slave died.
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In error from the circuit court of Amite county; Hon. Stan-hope Posey, judge. The defendant in error (McKowen) brought an action of trespass vi et armis, in the circuit court of Amite coupty, against McCoy and Haywood, for beating a female slave hired of defendant (McKowen) by the plaintiff, from the effects of which beating the slave died. Suit was dismissed as to Haywood, one of the defendants in the court below, and judgment was rendered against the other- defendant (McCoy). The facts upon which the judgment was rendered, will be found substantially stated in the opinion of the court.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Handy
This was an action of trespass vi et armis, brought by the defendant in error against one Playgood and the plaintiff in .error, for beating a female slave hired of the defendant in error, *489to whom she belonged, by the plaintiff in error, from the effect of which she died.
It appears by the record, that the facts of the case are in substance as follows: That McCoy had ordered the slave, on the night before the occurrence, to get an early breakfast the next morning; but she not having arisen in due time, he directed Haygood, his overseer, to go into the kitchen and arouse her. Soon after he went…
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