Jordan v. M'Kenzie
Mississippi Supreme Court
1st error from tbe District Chancery Court, at Holly Springs. Hon. Henry Dickinson, vice chancellor. William L. Jordan and fifteen others, filed their bill in the District Chancery Court, at Holly Springs, against Larkin T. M‘Ken-zie and others, seeking to recover two slaves, which they alleged belonged to them as distributees of one Andrew C. Jordan, and which had been illegally sold to defendants, by the administratrix of the said Andrew C. Jordan.
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1st error from tbe District Chancery Court, at Holly Springs. Hon. Henry Dickinson, vice chancellor. William L. Jordan and fifteen others, filed their bill in the District Chancery Court, at Holly Springs, against Larkin T. M‘Ken-zie and others, seeking to recover two slaves, which they alleged belonged to them as distributees of one Andrew C. Jordan, and which had been illegally sold to defendants, by the administratrix of the said Andrew C. Jordan. They also filed a bill in the same court against Francis T. Leak, executor, and one against William Brown, and one against Daniel B. Wright, for…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice HaNdy
Tbe plaintiffs in error, as distributees of Andrew C. Jordan, deceased, filed tbeir bill in tbe District Chancery Court, at Holly Springs, against tbe administratrix of Jordan, and tbe defendant, M‘Kenzie, 'to' recover certain slaves belonging to tbe estate of Jordan, with hire, which tbe administratrix is alleged to have sold illegally to M4Kenzie. Administration was granted in 1837, and tbe sale of one of tbe slaves was made, previous to tbe year 1839.; tbe other was sold in January, 1846, and both of tbe slaves came to MNenzie’s possession when be purchased them.
Tbe bill alleges that all…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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