George v. Norris
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Error to Ashley Circuit Cowrt. Hon. John C. Murray, Circuit Judge. On the trial, the plaintiff read an absolute bill of sale from Elmyra Hundley, to said Hosea George, for the negroes in question, dated 13th September, 1855, and proved the due execution of the same, and that at the time Elmyra Hundley had actual possession of the slaves; but there was no formal delivery of them to George, and in fact, they were left in the said Elmyra Hundley’s possession, but for no…
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Error to Ashley Circuit Cowrt. Hon. John C. Murray, Circuit Judge. On the trial, the plaintiff read an absolute bill of sale from Elmyra Hundley, to said Hosea George, for the negroes in question, dated 13th September, 1855, and proved the due execution of the same, and that at the time Elmyra Hundley had actual possession of the slaves; but there was no formal delivery of them to George, and in fact, they were left in the said Elmyra Hundley’s possession, but for no fraudulent or improper purpose ; and that the sale was a fair and honest, one. This was sufficient jori/ma fade proof of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fairchild
This case is to be reviewed here for alleged errors of the Circuit Court, in allowing and prohibiting the introduction of evidence, and in giving and refusing instructions to the jury. It is thence insisted, for the plaintiff in error, that this court will not look through the record to ascertain if a right decision is made in view of the whole case, but will determine the points of law one by one, and upon the errors, or upon a single error, that may seem to us to have been committed at the trial, will reverse the case, from legal necessity, without regard to its merits. If by this is only…
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