Anderson v. Baker
Supreme Court of Georgia
This was an action of trover for several slaves, Phebe and her children, brought by the plaintiffs in error against the defendant, in Warren Superior Court, and was tried on the appeal, before Judge Sayre, at October Term, 1846. The conversion of the slaves by the defendant, and their value, with the value of their hire, was proven.
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This was an action of trover for several slaves, Phebe and her children, brought by the plaintiffs in error against the defendant, in Warren Superior Court, and was tried on the appeal, before Judge Sayre, at October Term, 1846. The conversion of the slaves by the defendant, and their value, with the value of their hire, was proven. Nancy Baker was examined by commission, in behalf of the plaintiffs, who testified, that some time in the year 1834, Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, former owner of the slaves sued for, requested her to give to her her daughter Lucinda, (wife of plaintiff,) as an adopted…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
Warner, Judge.
This case eomes before us on a bill of exceptions to tbe charge of tbe court below to tbe jury on tbe trial of tbe cause.
Tbe counsel for tbe plaintiffs in error requested tbe court to instruct tbe jury that they bad tbe right to infer delivery, and every other requisite of a good and valid gift, from tbe declarations of tbe donor “ that she bad given tbe negroes to tbe donee, that they belonged to her, and she bad no right to sell themwhich instruction tbe court refused to give as requested, but instructed tbe jury — “ If such declarations are accompanied and…
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