Slaughter v. Huling
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Chancery. From the Circuit Court for Wayne County. Statement of the case- Commissioners a úi’l 8uit’ take testimony as to the value . of rents, report, ana decree, accordingly; but the weight of the testimony shows that, their assessment is too high: held, that the decree is, in that respect, erroneous, An interest in salt works, including various implements, is sold, and the sale afterwards rescinded as fraudulent.
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Chancery. From the Circuit Court for Wayne County. Statement of the case- Commissioners a úi’l 8uit’ take testimony as to the value . of rents, report, ana decree, accordingly; but the weight of the testimony shows that, their assessment is too high: held, that the decree is, in that respect, erroneous, An interest in salt works, including various implements, is sold, and the sale afterwards rescinded as fraudulent. A decree that the purchaser shall pay for the implements, besides paying lor their Use, is unjust & erroneous. He should be permitted to restore such of the implements as he can,…
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Marshall
delivered the Opinion of the Court.
Matthew Slaughter, M. J. Ross and Mai’cus Huling were partners engaged in carrying on salt works, for the manufacturing of salt, under a lease which was to expire in December, 1833. On the first of March, 1827 *425Hiding and Slaughter entered into a written contract, by which Ruling transferred to Slaughter his entire interest in the concern for the remainder of the term, for the yearly rent of two thousand bushel-s of salt, to be paid to him quarterly, by Slaughter; who immediately took possession of Ruling’s interest in the well, furnacb and all…
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