English v. Lane
Supreme Court of Alabama
An Appeal from a decree of the Mobile Circuit Court- — Before the Hon. Pi T. Harris. English brought a bill in chancery against Lane, in October 1830, alleging that in the spring of 1826, he (English,) was taken with a ca. sa. and put in jail for certain debts which,he owed ; that these debts amounted to about $2300 or $2400; that he applied to Lane, who was an old acquaintance for advice, suggesting, that he would be compelled to sell some of his negroes to obtain relief;…
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An Appeal from a decree of the Mobile Circuit Court- — Before the Hon. Pi T. Harris. English brought a bill in chancery against Lane, in October 1830, alleging that in the spring of 1826, he (English,) was taken with a ca. sa. and put in jail for certain debts which,he owed ; that these debts amounted to about $2300 or $2400; that he applied to Lane, who was an old acquaintance for advice, suggesting, that he would be compelled to sell some of his negroes to obtain relief; that Lane advised him not to sell; but if possible to obtain a loan of money upon the hire of the negroes. The bill…
1Opinion of the Court
By Mr. Chief Justice Sapfold :
This was an appeal by English, from a decree of the Circuit Court of Mobile, dismissing his bill.
The bill was filed against Lane in October, 1830. The allegations, in substance, are — that English, the complainant, was owner of twenty eight negroes — that he was indebted by judgments to the amount of two thousand three hundred dollars or two thousand four hundred dollars, for which he was imprisoned on ca. sa. — that Lane was an old acquaintance, whom he considered his friend, and with whom he advised how he could best relieve himself, suggesting thé necessity of…
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