Harker v. Dement
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore comity court. This was an action of trover, instituted by the appellee against the appellants, on the 24th of April 1846, to 'recover the value of two negro slaves, Wood and Henry, mentioned in the declaration. Plea ¡not guilty. 1st Exception.
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Appeal from Baltimore comity court. This was an action of trover, instituted by the appellee against the appellants, on the 24th of April 1846, to 'recover the value of two negro slaves, Wood and Henry, mentioned in the declaration. Plea ¡not guilty. 1st Exception. The plaintiff proved by Goodrich, that in March 1846, plaintiff was in possession of a farm and negroes in Charles county, which were under the management of witness, as his overseer; that on the 13th March, 1846, John Campbell, one of the defendants, came to this farm, (in the absence of the plaintiff,) accompanied by Mr. Edmund…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
This was an action cf trover. At the trial of the cause below, the plaintiff proved by a competent witness, that the slaves in controversy were upon his farm and in his possession, under the management of the witness, as his overseer, on the 13th of March, 1846; and that on that day, John Campbell, one of the defendants, came to the farm, in company with one Briscoe and a Mr. Stuart, the sheriff of Charles county, and that Campbell, after bargaining with Briscoe for the sale of these slaves, took forcible possession of them and carried them away.
In this condition of the case, the defendants,…
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