Ashcraft v. . Little
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was an appeal from a decree of the Court of Equity of Anson County, at the spring term, 1846, his 'Honor Judge Dick presiding, by which decree a demurrer, which had been filed by the defendants to the plaintiff’s bill, was sustained and the bill dismissed with costs.
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This was an appeal from a decree of the Court of Equity of Anson County, at the spring term, 1846, his 'Honor Judge Dick presiding, by which decree a demurrer, which had been filed by the defendants to the plaintiff’s bill, was sustained and the bill dismissed with costs. The bill states that Solomon Marsh, the father of the complainant, gave by deed certain negroes to the plaintiff and her children, which is in the following words : “ Know all men by these presents, that I, Solomon Marsh, for and in consideration of the natural love and good will which I have and bear towards my daughter,…
1Opinion of the Court
The bill states that Solomon Marsh, the father of the complainant, gave by deed certain negroes to the plaintiff and her children, which is in the following words: "Know all men by these presents, that I, Solomon Marsh, for and in consideration of the natural love and good will which I have and bear towards my daughter, Eunice Ashcraft, have given and granted, and by these presents do freely give and grant unto the said Eunice Ashcraft and her children, a negro girl ten years old, by the name of Clarissa, and her increase; but the said gift to extend to no other person." At the time this gift…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rudisell v. . WatsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1833
- Heathman v. Joseph HallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1844