Butt v. Caldwell

*458OPINION of the Court, by

Judge Logan.

This was an action of detinue brought by the appellant to re-cover t!,e possession of a certain slave. He derives his right to the slave under a purchase from Daniel Ander-son . and in evidence of his purchase exhibited a hill of sale from Anderson, bearing datgthe 24th day of No-*459Member, 1812, proved the execution thereof, and the pay ment of the consideration;

But his recovery was repelled by the instructions of the court, upon the ground that the hill of sale was as to creditors fraudulent perse; because possession did not follow the transfer of right into…