Jones v. Fort
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Dallas. Tried before the Hon. Nat. 'Cook. This action was brought by Bachel M. Jones, against Elias W. Fort and Gabriel H. Fort, to recover damages for the loss of, a slave, who was hired by the plaintiff to one Squire Lowry, for the year 1858, was loaned by said Lowry, during the term, to the defendants, to be employed in assisting to raise a gin-house on their plantation, and was accidentally killed while so employed.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Dallas. Tried before the Hon. Nat. 'Cook. This action was brought by Bachel M. Jones, against Elias W. Fort and Gabriel H. Fort, to recover damages for the loss of, a slave, who was hired by the plaintiff to one Squire Lowry, for the year 1858, was loaned by said Lowry, during the term, to the defendants, to be employed in assisting to raise a gin-house on their plantation, and was accidentally killed while so employed. The original complaint contained only a count in trover, in the form prescribed by the Code; but, by leave of the court, two addititional…
1Opinion of the CourtR. W. Walker, J.
1. The plaintiff having brought before the jury a part of the conversation between the overseer of the defendants and the overseer of Squire Lowry, in reference to the application which the former made for hands to assist in raising the gin-house, the defendants had the right to the whole conversation having relation to the sainé subject-matter.
2. The complaint contained a count in trover; and the bill of exceptions states, that the plaintiff insisted, before 'the court and jury, “that the slave came to his death by the negligence and recklessness of defendants while in their possession.”…
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