King v. Shanks

Judge Maeshali,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This petition (filed under t'he new Code of Practice) •claims to recover from Shanks the value of the plaintiff’s slave Berry, alleged to have been induced, persuaded and hired by the defendant, without the authority or permission of the plaintiff, to ride a.nd swim the defendant’s horse in a certain deep and dangerous pond, •&c., whereby the slave was drowned. The answei of the defendant denies the allegation as made, but says he offered to give Berry twenty-five cents to have his horse swum, and Berry said he would do it for twmnty-five…