Carrollton Bank v. Cleveland

This is a suit by judgment creditors of defendant, Cleveland, to set aside a sale of slaves made by him to the other defendant, Lee, as simulated and intended to cover the vendor’s property from the pursuit of his creditors.

The cause was tried by a jury, who found a verdict for plaintiffs, setting aside the sale as simulated, and subjecting the property to the satisfaction of the judgments against Daniel Cleveland.

Defendant, Lee, appeals.

The appellant relies upon bills of exceptions to the admission of the testimony of two witnesses, of the declarations of Cleveland after the sale, in…