McNair v. Dodge

*405 Opinion of the Court, delivered by

Napton, Judge.

Henry Dodge, surviving administrator of Israel Dodge, deceased, brought an action of detinue against Margaret S. McNair, to recover the possession of three slaves, named in the declaration. The defendant pleaded, first, non de-tinet; second, limitation of five years; third, ne unques administrator ; and fourth, that the plaintiff was not lawfully possessed of said slaves, or either, as alleged in declaration. The fourth p'ea was demurred to, and' the demurrer sustained; issues were taken upon the other pleas, and were all found for plain tiff,…