Henry v. Fine

On the 15th of January, 1856, John Brandon executed a bill of sale of a negro boy, Joseph, for the expressed consideration of'seven hundred dollars, and in March, 1858, the possession was in Fine, according to the title, when Henry, as the administrator of Brandon, brought this suit, in which, by writ of replevin he acquired possession of the boy. It was proved that Fine claimed, and had treated the boy as his own property, and that Henry had demanded the boy of Fine in the month in which the suit was brought, but the demand was not proven to have been made before the commencement of the…