Ragan v. Kennedy
Tennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity
This was an action of detinue for a negro girl named Diley, plea non detinet.—The plaintiff's case as it appeared in evidence, was, that Michael Harrison who owned the negro made a bill of sale to the plaintff for her, together with several others and a house and lot in Jonesborough, dated the 12th of April 1798. Harrison was married to the daughter of the plaintiff.
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This was an action of detinue for a negro girl named Diley, plea non detinet.—The plaintiff's case as it appeared in evidence, was, that Michael Harrison who owned the negro made a bill of sale to the plaintff for her, together with several others and a house and lot in Jonesborough, dated the 12th of April 1798. Harrison was married to the daughter of the plaintiff. The bill of sale was registered in October of the same year; a judgment was obtained in this court at March term 1801 for $211 26. at the suit of Joseph Brown and Samuel Harbison, against Harrison and William P. Chester. Upon…
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This was an action of detinue for a negro girl named Dilcy, pleanon detinet. — The plaintiff's case, as it appeared in evidence, was, that Michael Harrison, who owned the negro, made a bill of sale to the plaintiff for her, together with several others and a house and lot in Jonesborough, dated the 12th of April, 1798. Harrison was married to the daughter of the plaintiff. The bill of sale was registered in October of the same year; a judgment was obtained in this court at March term, 1801, for $211.26, at the suit of Joseph Brown and Samuel Harbison, against Harrison and William P. Chester.…
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