Johnson v. Nations
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the northern district chancery court at Carroll-ton ; Hon. Henry Dickinson, vice-chancellor. Nancy Ann Alvis, a minor, by her next friend, on the 26th of October, 1846, filed her bill in the northern district chancery court at Carrollton, against the defendants, James Nations and Joseph Nations, to recover two negro slaves, Ellen and Matilda.
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In error from the northern district chancery court at Carroll-ton ; Hon. Henry Dickinson, vice-chancellor. Nancy Ann Alvis, a minor, by her next friend, on the 26th of October, 1846, filed her bill in the northern district chancery court at Carrollton, against the defendants, James Nations and Joseph Nations, to recover two negro slaves, Ellen and Matilda. On the 23d of January, 1838, James Nations sold and delivered to Tilford M. Alvis, the two negro slaves (Ellen and Matilda), and by a bill of sale duly executed, conveyed the negroes to Alvis, which contained a receipt for the…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief-Justice Smith
delivered the opinion of the court.
This bill was filed by the plaintiff in error, Nancy A. Johnson, whilst a minor, by her next friend. Pending suit, she intermarried with James Johnson, who, upon petition,' was made a party to the suit. The bill wa§ filed to recover possession of certain slaves held adversely by the defendants, and for an account of the hire of said slaves.
The title set up in the bill, rests upon a gift made to complainant, Nancy Ann Johnson, by her brother in 1839. The material question in the case is, whether that title was valid or not. The evidence…
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