Pierce v. Turner
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the circuit court of the district of Columbia, silting at Alexandria, in an action of debt brought by Pierce against Rebecca Turner, charging her as executrix in her own. wrong of her late husband, Charles Turner, deceased.
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ERROR to the circuit court of the district of Columbia, silting at Alexandria, in an action of debt brought by Pierce against Rebecca Turner, charging her as executrix in her own. wrong of her late husband, Charles Turner, deceased. Upon the issue of never executrix, the jury found a special verdict, stating in substance the following case: On the'14th of February, U98, the defendant, by the name of Rebecca Kenner, being a feme sole, and seised and possessed, in her own right, of certa“‘ land and slaves, conveyed the same by deed, in consideration of an intended marriage between herse¡f an¿…
1Opinion of the Court 1
March 13.
2Opinion of the Court · WashingtonWashington, J.
This is an action brought by a creditor of Charles Turner, against Rebecca Turner, who is charged as his executrix; and the questions submitted to the consideration of the court are, 1st. Whether the slaves, mentioned in the deed of the 14th of February, 17S8, are to be taken as assets belonging to the estate of Charles Turner; and if so, then, 2d. Whether Mrs. Turner can, under the circumstances of this case, be properly charged as an executrix of her own wrong? If the first question be determined in favour of the defendant in error, it will become unnecessary to consider the second…
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