Threadgill v. . Ingram
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was an appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court of Law of Anson County, at Spring Term, 1841, his Honor Judge Dick presiding, upon the following case agreed: Action of detinue for a slave named Abram, which the defendant admits is now and was in his possession, when demanded by the plaintiff immediately before the bringing of this action, and he admits that he refused to deliver him to the plaintiff.
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This was an appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court of Law of Anson County, at Spring Term, 1841, his Honor Judge Dick presiding, upon the following case agreed: Action of detinue for a slave named Abram, which the defendant admits is now and was in his possession, when demanded by the plaintiff immediately before the bringing of this action, and he admits that he refused to deliver him to the plaintiff. It is admitted that George Ingram died in the year 1775, having first duly made his last will and testament, which was duly proved. The following is a copy of so much of the will as…
1Opinion of the CourtDaniel, J.
This is an action of detinue to recover a slave by the name of Abram. Plea non detinet. In the year 1775, George Ingram made his will, and, after some devises of land, he says, “I leave the whole of my other estate, as well negroes as goods and chattels, to be equally divided between my four children, John, Tabitha, Jesse and Nancy Ingram; my executors to payoff each child’s part, as they shall come to age; the boys to have their part when they come to the age of twenty-one years, and the girls to have their part at the age of eighteen years. And if either of my children die without heirs…
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