Brown v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Circuit Court of Fayette. Tried before the Hon. Geo. Goldthwaite. This was a trial of the right of property in a slave levied on under an execution in favor of the defendant in error against one William Moore, and claimed by the plaintiff in.error.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Fayette. Tried before the Hon. Geo. Goldthwaite. This was a trial of the right of property in a slave levied on under an execution in favor of the defendant in error against one William Moore, and claimed by the plaintiff in.error. The mother of the slave was given by her father to Mrs. Moore, his daughter, and then die wife of said William Moore, but who is now deceased, by deed, the material parts of which are recited in the opinion of the court. The claimant married a daughter of Mrs. Moore, and received the slave in controversy as her distributive share of…
1Opinion of the CourtParsons, J.
It appears by the bill of exceptions that *233Phillip Lewis, by his deed, bearing date the L7th day of June 1816, in consideration of his love and good will for his daughter, Martha Moore, gave and granted to his said daughter “ and her heirs after her,” a negro woman named Sarah, with her increase,” to have and to hold said negro woman Sarah and her increase for ever, free from the claim or claims of any person or manner of persons whatever,-absolutely as their own property-right, as fully as though they had purchased them.” It also appears by the bill of exceptions, that at the time the deed…
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