Lewis v. Castleman
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Fayette. Tried below before the Hon. George W. Smith. This suit was brought by the appellee, on the 29th of January, 1857, to recover from the appellants, Charles D. Lewis and Leonora, his wife, a negro boy named Burrill and his. hires. The title set up by the defendants to the slave in controversy is clearly explained in the opinion of the court, and was explicitly pleaded by the defendants in their answer.
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Appeal from Fayette. Tried below before the Hon. George W. Smith. This suit was brought by the appellee, on the 29th of January, 1857, to recover from the appellants, Charles D. Lewis and Leonora, his wife, a negro boy named Burrill and his. hires. The title set up by the defendants to the slave in controversy is clearly explained in the opinion of the court, and was explicitly pleaded by the defendants in their answer. The plaintiff, by amended petition, denied the execution of any conveyance by Warren J. Hill, the father of the defendant, Leonora, to George R. Carradine, and alleged that if…
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
It would be an unprofitable task to attempt a dis cussion of the numerous questions which have been raised by counsel during the progress of this case, by exceptions to the ruling of the court in admitting and excluding evidence, in submitting and withholding special issues, in giving and refusing instructions, in overruling motion for new trial, &c. This motion alone presents forty distinct assignments in its support, some of which include a number of sub-divisions. And all of these points are embodied, and to some extent enlarged by the assignment of errors. To canvass a comparatively small…
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