Pennell v. Felch
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Doniphan District Court. ActioN by Hattie C. Felch against Charles Pennell and others, to recover certain land. The plaintiff recovered a judgment, and defendants bring the case here. The opinion herein, filed April 6, 1895, states the material facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J. :
This was an action to recover a 40-acre tract of land in Doniphan county, which is a part of a body of land purchased in 1859 and 1860 for persons who before that time had been the slaves of Joshua Pennell, of North Carolina. In 1855, Joshua Pennell made a will by which he gave to all of his slaves their freedom ; and he directed that his executor, Joshua Winkler, should remove them to one of the free states and purchase for them stock, implements and utensils needed for farming, and procure for them some land, the title of which should…
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