Blanchard v. Dixon

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

King, J.

This is an action instituted to recover damages for injuries done to a slave of the plaintiff, Who was shot by the defendant, as it is alleged, without provocation. The cause was tried by a jury, who returned a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff has appealed.

The facts are uncontradicted, andaré derived principally from a statement of the circumstances connected with the occurrence, made by the defendant himself. They are as follows: The defendant is the ovex-seer of Nolan Stewart. On Sunday, the 21st of Mai'ch, 1847, he met the…