Guier v. Guier

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Preston, J.

The plaintiff alleges, that George Guier, deceased, who was her son, purchased three slaves, named Rob, John and Clarissa, with money which was furnished byherandher deceased husband, JohnP. Guier, amounting to about eighteen hundred dollars; that the money came to them as their portion of the succession of another son, named Emanuel Guier, who died, leaving no descendants. She alleges, that the condition on which the money was furnished to George Guier was, that he should purchase the negroes in his own name, which he did, but that they…