Vance v. Vance
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 57 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL FROM MERCER CIRCUIT COURT. cited 2 Bibb, 428; Hardin,-184; 12 B. Mon., 329, 330. cited Hardin, 184; 3 Bibb, 346 ;¡ 6 /. J. Mar., 49; 3 Dana, 304; 8 B. Mon., 192; Civil Code, sea 347, sub-div. 6; lb., secs. 587, 369, sub-div. 6; 2 Bibb, 427; 4 J.x J. Mar., 275; 5 Dana, 494; 1 Greenleaf, secs. 74, 75, 76; 1 Bibb, 129; lb., 570; 3Lb., 35; lb., 224; 4 Litt., 259; 4 Mon., '482; 7-lb., 223; 3 J. J. Mar., 421; lb., 442; 1 Mar., 548 ; 1 J. J.…
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CASE 57 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL FROM MERCER CIRCUIT COURT. cited 2 Bibb, 428; Hardin,-184; 12 B. Mon., 329, 330. cited Hardin, 184; 3 Bibb, 346 ;¡ 6 /. J. Mar., 49; 3 Dana, 304; 8 B. Mon., 192; Civil Code, sea 347, sub-div. 6; lb., secs. 587, 369, sub-div. 6; 2 Bibb, 427; 4 J.x J. Mar., 275; 5 Dana, 494; 1 Greenleaf, secs. 74, 75, 76; 1 Bibb, 129; lb., 570; 3Lb., 35; lb., 224; 4 Litt., 259; 4 Mon., '482; 7-lb., 223; 3 J. J. Mar., 421; lb., 442; 1 Mar., 548 ; 1 J. J. Mar.,\ 97; Hyman, Sfc., vs. Livingston, Sfc., Winter Term, 1859; 1 B.~. Mon., 224; 7 Dana, 90; 8 Dana, 319 ; 4 John., 230;…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Simpson
The first question that arises on this record is that which relates to the right to conclude the argument of the case to the jury. On this point the Code of Practice is explicit. The party having the burden of proof has a right to- conclude the argument. (Sec. 347.) The burden of proof is generally on the party against whom a judgment would be rendered on the pleadings, if no proof were introduced.
In this case the plaintiffs alleged in their petition that they were in the possession of the slave in contest, of which they were the owners, and that she had been unlawfully taken from their…
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