Carter v. Buchannon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Trover for a slave. Tried before Judge Sayre. In Wilkes Superior Court. September Term, 1847. Upon tlie trial below, the plaintiffs attempted to prove a' gift of Jenny, the mother of Jerry the slave in dispute, to Mrs. Carter, when she was quite a child, by her grandfather Jacob Bull.
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Trover for a slave. Tried before Judge Sayre. In Wilkes Superior Court. September Term, 1847. Upon tlie trial below, the plaintiffs attempted to prove a' gift of Jenny, the mother of Jerry the slave in dispute, to Mrs. Carter, when she was quite a child, by her grandfather Jacob Bull. In the progress of the trial, the plaintiffs proved possession of Jerry in the defendant for several years, and that he purchased him from the administrators of Jones Kendrick, who was the father of Mrs. Carter, and the son-in-law of Jacob Bull. It was further proven that Jerry was the son of Jenny, and was born…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Nisbet, J.,
delivering the opinion.
This action of trover for a slave named Jerry, was brought by the plaintiffs in error, Carter and wife, against George F. Buchannon. The plaintiffs attempted to show title by proving the gift to Mrs. Carter, from Jacob Bull, her grand-father, when she was quite a child, of Jenny, the mother of Jerry. In the progress of the trial, the plaintiffs proved possession of Jerry by the defendant for several years ; that he purchased him from the administrators of Jones Kendrick, who was the father of Mrs. Carter and the son-in-law of Jacob Bull; that…
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