Hawkins v. . Hawkins

1. Whether negro Lewis ever came to the hands of the defendant, as part of his testator's estate.

2. Whether the title to the negroes in dispute was in complainant's testator, or in defendant's testator.

Upon the trial of the first issue, the defendant introduced several witnesses, who proved that on a proposition being made by Philemon to refer the will of Philemon Hawkins to certain arbitrators, John Hawkins declared he would not refer his title to Dorcas and her issue, for he had a good title thereto; that thereupon Philemon did (108) agree that his title to Dorcas and her issue should not…