Coale v. Harrington
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore County Court. Trover for three-slaves named Julian, Alexander and Commodore, Plea, non cul, and issue. 1. The plaintiff, (now appellee) produced and offered to read in evidence, at the trial, an authenticated copy oí a bill of sale, taken from the records of Queen JLnne’s county, executed by John Deford, of Queen Urine’s county, to Thomas L. Deford, dated the 12th of May 1S06, and recorded in the records of the said county on the same day, whereby the…
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Appeal from Baltimore County Court. Trover for three-slaves named Julian, Alexander and Commodore, Plea, non cul, and issue. 1. The plaintiff, (now appellee) produced and offered to read in evidence, at the trial, an authenticated copy oí a bill of sale, taken from the records of Queen JLnne’s county, executed by John Deford, of Queen Urine’s county, to Thomas L. Deford, dated the 12th of May 1S06, and recorded in the records of the said county on the same day, whereby the said John Deford, in consideration ot the sum of $400, granted, bargained and sold, unto the said Thomas L. his…
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the court. This is an action of trover, by the appellee, who was plaintiff below, for three negroes, which he claims in right of his wife, and comes up on three bills of exceptions taken at the trial by the appellant; on the first of which three objections are raised to the opinion of the court below.
First. That the bill of sale from John Deford to Thomas L. Deford, was void for uncertainty.
Secondly. That it eould not be explained by parol evidence; and
Thirdly. That it was not duly acknowledged, and therefore that the copy was not competent evidence,
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