Anderson v. Kincheloe
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Carroll Circuit Cowrt. x The defendants asked the court to give the following instructions : “ 2. The jury can not find against defendant Kincheloe unless they believe he authorized Dickenson wrongfully to obtain possession of'said slaves from plaintiff, or afterwards withheld them from plaintiff, knowing that Dickenson had improperly brought said slaves away. 8. There is no evidence before the jury that defendant Kin-cheloe authorized or directed defendant…
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Appeal from Carroll Circuit Cowrt. x The defendants asked the court to give the following instructions : “ 2. The jury can not find against defendant Kincheloe unless they believe he authorized Dickenson wrongfully to obtain possession of'said slaves from plaintiff, or afterwards withheld them from plaintiff, knowing that Dickenson had improperly brought said slaves away. 8. There is no evidence before the jury that defendant Kin-cheloe authorized or directed defendant Dickenson wrongfully to obtain possession of said slaves, nor that defendant Kincheloe withheld said slaves with a knowledge…
1Opinion of the CourtEwing, Judge
This was an action for the alleged wrongful taking and conversion of certain slaves. The petition alleges that in the winter or spring of 1859, one Henry H. Gratz hired of the defendant Kinclieloe, of Carroll county, four slaves for the year 1859, and executed and delivered his promissory note to Kinclieloe for their hire, and that said slaves were delivered by Kinclieloe into the possession of Gratz, in Lafayette county ; that in May, 1859, Gratz, being indebted to plaintiff, transferred the unexpired term of the hire of said slaves to him, and delivered possession thereof; that afterwards,…
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