Brown v. Brown

Merrick, O. J.

This is a petitory action for the recovery of a slave named ' Samuel or Jack.

The plaintiff’s title consists of an amicable act purporting to be a partition of property belonging to the succession of Joseph and Elizabeth Brown, deceased, in 1846, in which the slave in controversy was allotted to Terry B. Brown, and an act of sale in 1848 from Terry B. Brown to the plaintiff.

The defendant shows possession as owner for eight or ten years, and produces letters from the plaintiff proposing to hire the negro in controversy from the defendant ; giving an account of him while hired;…