Marble v. Whaley
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chancery. Hon. Charles Scott, chancellor. ■ On the 14th of June, A.D. 1855, Thomas Whaley and Girard Stiles, filed their bill, in the Superior Court of Chancery, against Elon G. Marble.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Chancery. Hon. Charles Scott, chancellor. ■ On the 14th of June, A.D. 1855, Thomas Whaley and Girard Stiles, filed their bill, in the Superior Court of Chancery, against Elon G. Marble. The object of the bill was to subject certain slaves of Marble to the payment of a draft drawn by him, in favor of Whaley, on and accepted by Wright, Williams & Co. The draft fell due on the first of January, 1855, and was secured by a deed of trust made by Marble to Stiles as trustee on the slaves referred to; and another draft of the same character, differing in amount and…
1Opinion of the CourtFisher, J.
The complainants filed this bill in the Superior Court of Chancery, on the 14th day of June, 1855, for the purpose of obtaining possession of certain slaves, named in a deed of trust executed by the defendant Marble, with a view of having them sold by the trustee, for the payment of one of the bills of exchange secured by the deed. After the constitutional amendment abolishing the Superior Court of Chancery was inserted in the Constitution, a supplemental bill, making Wright, Williams & Co., co-complainants with Whaley, and other parties defendants, was filed. This supplement, in substance,…
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