Moore v. . Love
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Action on the case for enticing away apprentices, tried before Bailey, Judge, at the Special Term of Buncombe Superior Court, July, 1855. The plaintiff declared for the loss of the services of three children of color, that had been bound to him by the County Court of Buncombe. These persons left the employment of their master, the plaintiff, and went into that of the defendant, who resided about twenty-five miles off, in an adjoining county.
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Action on the case for enticing away apprentices, tried before Bailey, Judge, at the Special Term of Buncombe Superior Court, July, 1855. The plaintiff declared for the loss of the services of three children of color, that had been bound to him by the County Court of Buncombe. These persons left the employment of their master, the plaintiff, and went into that of the defendant, who resided about twenty-five miles off, in an adjoining county. They remained with the defendant until about the time of bringing this suit in June, 1819, when they left him for a while, but shortly afterwards…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
This cause was argued before us at the last Morganton term, by counsel on both sides, and we then gave to it all tlie consideration wbicli tbe limited library there enabled us to do. For the purpose of further research into the authorities upon the interesting question which the case involves, we adjourned it to the present term, and the investigation which Ave have here been able to make, has satisfied us, that the rule of damages laid doArnby the presiding Judge in the Court beloAv, cannot be sustained upon principle, and is opposed by the most approved adjudications.
That eminent laAvyer,…
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