Harris v. . Harris
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Cause transferred from the Court of Equity of Rutherford County, at the Spring Term 1842. Upon the pleadings and proofs the following case appeared : On the 11th of May 1835, Frederick Ward conveyed á negro girl, Jinny, to Thomas Ward, “in trust to and fot* the separate use of Nancy Harris, the wife of William Harris, and free from any control'of the said William, during the natural life of the said Nancy, and upon the death of the said Nancy upon further trust to hold the…
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Cause transferred from the Court of Equity of Rutherford County, at the Spring Term 1842. Upon the pleadings and proofs the following case appeared : On the 11th of May 1835, Frederick Ward conveyed á negro girl, Jinny, to Thomas Ward, “in trust to and fot* the separate use of Nancy Harris, the wife of William Harris, and free from any control'of the said William, during the natural life of the said Nancy, and upon the death of the said Nancy upon further trust to hold the said negro and her increase to the sole and separate use of Elizabeth Ledbetter, the wife of Richard Ledbetter, and…
1Opinion of the Court
PEARSON, J., dissented. Upon the pleadings and proof the following case appeared:
On 11 May, 1835, Frederick Ward conveyed a negro girl, Jinny, to Thomas Ward, "in trust to and for the separate use of Nancy Harris, the wife of William Harris, and free from any control of the said William, during the natural life of the said Nancy, and upon the death of the said Nancy upon further trust to hold the said negro and her increase to the sole and separate use of Elizabeth Ledbetter, the wife of Richard Ledbetter, and Sally, the wife of John Scorey, both to be equally interested in said trust; and…
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