Patterson v. Bingham
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of King and Queen county, rendered November 14, 1901, in an action of ejectment, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in. error' was the defendant.'
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action of ejectment brought by Margaret Bingham against John Patterson to recover possession of seventeen (1Y) acres of land. After the testimony had been introduced, the *373defendant demurred to the plaintiff’s evidence, a verdict was rendered subject to the demurrer, the court gave judgment for the plaintiff, and this judgment is now before us for review. ,
William Spencer was born and lived a negro slave until he. was emancipated by the adoption of the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States. While in slavery he…
2Cited by1 opinion
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