McKay v. Lane

ANDERSON, C. J.:

This case is brought up by apj>eal from the Circuit Court for the County of Hillsborough.

The plaintiff in the Court below, "William Lane, brought an action of assumpsit against McKay to recover from the defendant damages on account of the alleged unsoundness of a certain negro slave, which the plaintiff had bought from defendant under a warranty of soundness, and which slave afterwards died from disease alleged to have existed at the time of purchase.

The plaintiff also declared that he had been put to expense and charges in and about the taking care of the said negro.

Besides…