Hickman v. Wood's

This case was tried under the act of 1849. There was no motion for a review of the facts alleged to have' been erroneously found, accompanied with a statement of the evidence upon which they were based. The conclusions of law drawn from the facts as found by the court seem to be unquestionable, and, so far as the bill of exceptions shows, there was no conflict in the testimony.

The facts were, in brief, that the defendant’s testator had, many years ago, taken charge of two slaves and some money as a trust fund for the benefit of his sister, the ancestress of the plaintiffs; that he…