Freeman v. . Hill
Supreme Court of North Carolina
On the llth January, 1819, William D. Freeman, in contemplation of a marriage, which had been agreed on between himself and Harriet Guin, executed a bond to the defendants, Marmaduke N. Jeffreys and Jones Cook, in the penal sum of ten thousand pounds, with condition to be void, if within six months after the marriage, he should, by such deed as the obligees might approve, convey the whole of the property of his then intended wife, unto the said obligees, upon trust, to…
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On the llth January, 1819, William D. Freeman, in contemplation of a marriage, which had been agreed on between himself and Harriet Guin, executed a bond to the defendants, Marmaduke N. Jeffreys and Jones Cook, in the penal sum of ten thousand pounds, with condition to be void, if within six months after the marriage, he should, by such deed as the obligees might approve, convey the whole of the property of his then intended wife, unto the said obligees, upon trust, to permit the said Freeman to have the use and profits thereof, during his life; and after his death, to the use of the said…
1Opinion of the Court
Gaston, Judge.
Were it necessary to decide on the fact of notice, we should probably have little difficulty in determining it against the defendant. While he denies, by his answer, knowledge of the bond, he states several circumstances, tending to show information respecting the claim of the plaintiff, as should have put him upon his guard; and according to the law of a court of equity, is equivalent to notice. But as in our view of the case the fact of notice is an immaterial one, we forbear from determining it.
By the marriage, Freeman acquired a legal title to the slave in question. This…
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- Linch v. . GibsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1817
- Lynch v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916