Lawson's Adm'r v. Lay's
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Greene. Tried before the Hon. Turner Reavis. Detinue by Alexander Lawson, as administrator de bonis non of Elijah Lawson, deceased, against Thomas T. Tyree, as executor of Amos Lay, deceased, for a slave named Isaac.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Greene. Tried before the Hon. Turner Reavis. Detinue by Alexander Lawson, as administrator de bonis non of Elijah Lawson, deceased, against Thomas T. Tyree, as executor of Amos Lay, deceased, for a slave named Isaac. The facts of the case appear at length in the opinion of the court, and in the report of the case in 23 Ala. 377. Although the loan of the slave was good against the administrator in chief', and he could not sue, (Pistole v. Street, 5 Porter,) yet, as to the estate, and the administrator de bonis no?i, it was void. — Ventress v. Smith, 10 Peters…
1Opinion of the CourtGoldthwaite, J.
The record before us presents the following state of facts: Elijah Lawson died in 1828, owning the slave sued for, and leaving á widow and three children, the oldest being seven years of age. Shortly after his death, Lemuel G. Sanderson took out letters of administration on his estate, and in his representative character took possession of the slave, and subsequently allowed him to go into the possession of the widow without hire, with the understanding that she was to have him for the purpose of assisting her to raise her children ; no time being fixed for the limitation of the possession on…
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