Edwards v. Ballard

Judge Simpson

delivered the opinion of the court.

William Edwards was the owner of a slave, which, together with other property that belonged to-him, he sold and transferred to Ballard ; but the sale and purchase seem to have been made for the purpose of defrauding the creditors of the vendor. He afterwards sold the same slave to his son, James Edwards, and executed to him a bill of sale therefor, in which the consideration is stated to have been six hundred and fifty dollars. This action was then brought for the slave by James Edwards the son, against Ballard, the fraudulent vendee, who had…