Williams v. Cheatham

This was a bill in chancery, filed September 30th, 1854, to redeem two slaves purchased by Cheatham from Williams in December 1851. The money was tendered five days before the filing of the bill. The bill of sale for the negroes was absolute upon its lace. Williams alleged, nevertheless, that it was intended to be a mortgage. This was fully denied by the answer, which, it may be stated, repels the whole equity of the bill, and leaves the case to be decided upon the testimony, under the rule repeated and applied during the present term in the case of Spence vs. Dodd, (which was also a bill to…