Robinson v. Farrelly
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Chancery Court of Mobile. Before the Hon. Joseph W. Lesesne, chancellor. The bill in this case was filed by the defendant against the plaintiff in error, to redeem two slaves, Pompey and Julia.
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Error to the Chancery Court of Mobile. Before the Hon. Joseph W. Lesesne, chancellor. The bill in this case was filed by the defendant against the plaintiff in error, to redeem two slaves, Pompey and Julia. It alleges that on the 2d day of June 1846, the complainant executed to Robinson, the defendant, a bill of sale for three slaves, Pompey, Julia, and Mary, with a condition annexed thereto, that.the complainant should have the privilege ' of redeeming them by paying to the defendant one thousand dollars on or before the first day of July thereafter. It is also alleged, that the conveyance…
1Opinion of the CourtDargan, J.
The plaintiff in error contends that the bill should have been dismissed for want of equity. The material allegations are, that the complainant executed to the defendant a bill of sale of the slaves, with a condition annexed, that he should have the privilege of redeeming them by paying one thousand dollars on or before the first day of July 1846: that the conveyance was not intended to' be absolute, but was intended to give the defendant a lien on the slaves, to secure him in the payment of the one thousand dollars, which complainant owed to him.
We think there can be no doubt but that the…
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