Kemp v. Womack

Merrit Grandison Kemp, and Virginia Caroline Kemp, represent themselves as the legal-heirs of David Kemp, deceased, by right of representation of their father, Thomas Kemp, deceased, who was a brother of David. They claim one undivided fifth of a number of slaves in possession of the defendant, and the *370value of their services for six years and six months, previous to the institution of this suit, which they say was five hundred and twenty dollars. The defendant says, that neither the plaintiffs, nor those under whom, they claim, ever had any right or title to the negroes-described in the…