Nunn v. Goodlett
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Writ of Error to the Ouachita Circuit Court. Debt, determined in tbe Ouachita Circuit Court, at the April term, 1848, before the Hon. Oeokge Conway, then one of the Circuit judges.
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Writ of Error to the Ouachita Circuit Court. Debt, determined in tbe Ouachita Circuit Court, at the April term, 1848, before the Hon. Oeokge Conway, then one of the Circuit judges. Declaration in substance as follows: “Ira Nunn, by attorney, complains of James H. Sims, Spartan G. Goodlett, Edmond F. Wilson, Theophilus P. Farmer, John Shelton, James R. Shelton, Edward N. Woodland and John A. Pile, of a plea that they render unto him the sum of four thousand dollars, which they owe to, and detain from him. “For that the said defendants (with one Isaac N. Leggett who has departed this life) on…
1Opinion of the Court
Mu. Justice Walicer,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This action was brought on a bond executed by the plaintiffs in an action of replevin to the Sheriff, which they were required by the 10th Sec., Dig. 844, to give before the execution of the writ of replevin. The bond is in the usual form, conditioned in every respect as required by the Statute. There is, however, in the recital of the bond which immediately preceeds the condition, a statement that the slaves mentioned in tl^e writ had been replevi-ed and delivered to the plaintiffs. The Sheriff, by leave of the Court, assigned this bond…
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