Sherman v. . Russell

This is an action of detinue to recover a slave which the plaintiff bought at a sale made by a constable in virtue of an execution against the goods and chattels of Michael Sherman.

It appears from the case stated that the slave in question once belonged to Michael Sherman, who, some time antecedent to the contracting the debt which it was sold to satisfy, gave the same to his daughter by parol; that the daughter was then an infant of tender years, and a cripple; that both the daughter and slave continued with the father, who was not indebted at the time of the gift; and that at the time of…