Western v. Short

Western sold to Short a female slave and her child, at the price of five hundred dollars, which was paid. The former had purchased her from Imbler, who had, previous to the sale, mortgaged the slave to Green. A suit in chancery was subsequently brought upon the mortgage, and the complainant having-made the appropriate allegations in his bill for the purpose procured an order requiring the sheriff to take the slaves into his possession unless the defendant Shoi't, should execute a bond to have them forthcoming to abide any order or decree the Court might make in the cause. ¡Short executed the…