Epperson v. Young

Hemphill, Ch. J.

This cause is for the fourth time before this Court. The judgment is now for defendant. The paramount question is, whether the claim of the plaintiff to the slaves in question was barred by the Statute of Limitations. This was the defence relied on by the defendant, and if it be sustained by 'the proof, the judgment cannot be reversed, although there may have been errors in the charges and rulings of the Court. The action was brought on the 28th August, 1846 ; and to support the defence it was necessary only, that the defendant should prove that for more than two years…