Lemon v. Reynolds Adm'r.
Supreme Court of Virginia
THIS was an action for Freedom, in behalf of the Appellant, against the Appellee, in the County Court of Kanawha. The Jury found a special Verdict, in substance as follows; that Joseph Holmes was, in his life time, and until his death, the owner and proprietor of the plaintiff; that the said Joseph, on or about the 18th of May, in the year 1811, at the County of Kanawha aforesaid, being of full age, and of sound disposing mind, signed, sealed and published a paper -writing…
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THIS was an action for Freedom, in behalf of the Appellant, against the Appellee, in the County Court of Kanawha. The Jury found a special Verdict, in substance as follows; that Joseph Holmes was, in his life time, and until his death, the owner and proprietor of the plaintiff; that the said Joseph, on or about the 18th of May, in the year 1811, at the County of Kanawha aforesaid, being of full age, and of sound disposing mind, signed, sealed and published a paper -writing purporting to be his last Will and Testament, which was ex-éeuted and witnessed in the manner and form prescribed by law…
1Opinion of the Court
April 3d, 1817.
Judge Roane
pronounced the Court’s opinion.
The Copy of the Will made part of the special Verdict in this case; having been received and admitted to Record by the proper Court, as and for the last Will of Joseph Holmes ; and that Copy containing a clause, (as found by the Jury and spread upon the Verdict' as part of the proceedings of the said Court,) which entitles the Appellant to recover his freedom, the Court is of opinion to reverse the .Judgment of the Superior Court, and affirm that of the County Court.
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