Warren v. Haley
Mississippi Chancery Courts
The bill in this case was filed by the complainant, to enjoin an execution upon a judgment at law, which had been levied upon some negroes, as the property of Jeremiah B. Warren, and which were claimed by the complainant, who was an infant, and exhibited her bill by prochein ami. The title, by which the complainant claimed, will be found stated at length in the opinion delivered in the case.
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The bill in this case was filed by the complainant, to enjoin an execution upon a judgment at law, which had been levied upon some negroes, as the property of Jeremiah B. Warren, and which were claimed by the complainant, who was an infant, and exhibited her bill by prochein ami. The title, by which the complainant claimed, will be found stated at length in the opinion delivered in the case. The defendant, Thomas Freeland, was a near relative of the present Chancellor, and he was, therefore, unable to sit in the trial of the case. Judge Robert Hughes was selected by the parties to preside in…
1Opinion of the Court
Robert Hughes,
special chancellor.
The complainant filed her bill claiming to be heir of her aunt, Ann Warren, and entitled to the negroes in the bill mentioned under the following bill of sale, or deed of gift, to wit :
“ Know all men, that I, John Snodgrass of Claiborne county, and State of Mississippi, for and in «consideration of the natural love and affection I bear for my daughter Ann, have given, granted, and delivered, and by these presents, do give, grant, and deliver, unto Thomas Freeland of Claiborne county, and Slate of Mississippi, in trust, for the use and benefit of my daughter,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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