Sadler v. Sadler
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Apjpeal from Yell Ovrouit Oowrt. Hon. “WM. H. Feild, Circuit Judge. In this case, the deceased having had peaceable possession of the slave for five years from the 19th of December, 1816, and there being no writing acknowledged and recorded, his title was perfect; and, therefore, there should be a new trial.
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Apjpeal from Yell Ovrouit Oowrt. Hon. “WM. H. Feild, Circuit Judge. In this case, the deceased having had peaceable possession of the slave for five years from the 19th of December, 1816, and there being no writing acknowledged and recorded, his title was perfect; and, therefore, there should be a new trial. It was purely a question of fact for the jury to find, whether plaintiff’s intestate had held peaceable possession of the boy five years before the commencement of this suit, as his property, or under color of title; or, whether, during the time he had held possession, they might presume…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice English
On the first day of February, 1854, Wilhelmina L. Sadler, ad-ministratrix, and John W. May, administrator of Lucien O. Sad-ler, deceased, brought an action of replevin, in the Yell Circuit Court, against Theodore P. Sadler, for the recovery of a slave named Ben. The declaration contained two counts; one in the cepit and the other in the detinet.
The defendant pleaded, 1st. We tinques administrators: 2d. Won oepit: 3d. Won detinet: 4th. Property in the defendant as administrator of the said Lucien O. Sadler : and 5th. Property in the defendant in his own right, and not in the plaintiffs as…
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