Johnston v. Cammack, Squires & West

This is a sequestration sued out by the plaintiff against Cam-mack, Squires & West, as third possessors of the slave Lucinda, upon which the plaintiff claims to have a legal mortgage for the reimbursing of her paraphernal effects, alienated by her husband, George W. Johnston, against whom she has a suit still pending.

Cammack, Squires & West bought the slave from George W. Johnston, who is admitted to have been the owner and possessor; they also acquired possession from him before the sequestration.

The prayer of the petition in the present case is, that these defendants be cited to show cause…