Dent v. Portwood

CHILTON, J.'

— This was an action of detinue by Port-wood against Dent, to recover a slave named Daniel.

It appears from a bill of exceptions sealed upon the trial, that the plaintiff proved, that said slave formerly belonged *589to one Bobert Oliver, wbo died in Texas; tbat upon tbe distribution of bis estate by tbe administrator thereof, tbe slave in controversy was allotted to one Jefferson W. Oliver, a distributee of said estate, and by bim sold to tbe plaintiff.

Tbe defendant below proved, tbat said Bobert Oliver, in bis lifetime, executed to bim a bill of sale for tbe slave in controversy,…