Brown v. Burrus
Supreme Court of Missouri
APPEAL from Howard Circuit Court. 1. That the court below erred in permitting plaintiff’s counsel to re-introduce and re-examine, in chief, Taylor and Duncan, under the circumstances of this case. — See 3 Chitty’s Practice, 901, 2, and note; 1 Stark. Ev., 181; 12 Mod. Eng.
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APPEAL from Howard Circuit Court. 1. That the court below erred in permitting plaintiff’s counsel to re-introduce and re-examine, in chief, Taylor and Duncan, under the circumstances of this case. — See 3 Chitty’s Practice, 901, 2, and note; 1 Stark. Ev., 181; 12 Mod. Eng. R.; 2 Carr & Payne, 121, Giles vs. Powell. 2. That the verdict of the constable’s jury, finding the property in controversy subject to the executions, was competent and legal evidence in the defence, and was improperly rejected by the Circuit Court.— Statutes of Mo., sec. 14, p. 367. 3. That Col. Davis was sufficiently and…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
This was an action of trespass, commenced by the appellee, against Bennett C. Brown, the appellant, Nathaniel Ford, and Robert Brown, for seizing and taking away a negro girl slave, named Nancy. The defendants pleaded Not guilty, and *28on the trial Nathaniel Ford and Robert Brown obtained a verdict, and the appellant, Bennett C. Brown, was found guilty, and damages to the amount of $406 assessed against him.
From the testimony preserved in the cause, it appears, that the appellant was the constable of Richmond township, in Howard county, and had several unsatisfied executions in his hands…
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