Jayne v. Dillon
Mississippi Supreme Court
IN error from the circuit court of Lawrence county; Hon. W. P. Harris, judge. The facts of this case are contained in the opinion of the court. This was an action of replevin brought by Jayne against Dillon for a negro slave named Isabel.
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IN error from the circuit court of Lawrence county; Hon. W. P. Harris, judge. The facts of this case are contained in the opinion of the court. This was an action of replevin brought by Jayne against Dillon for a negro slave named Isabel. The proof shows that this slave was embraced, with other property, real and personal, in a deed in trust made by Jayne to one Carson, to secure the Planters Bank in a debt due by Jayne; that the possession remained with Jayne, Carson never having been required to foreclose the deed by sale; that whilst the property thus remained, one Mullins,'acting as…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice HaNdy
This was an action of replevin, brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendant, in the circuit court of Lawrence county, to recover the possession of a negro slave, under the following state of facts.
In August, 1848, an execution was issued from the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of this State, against the plaintiff in error, and delivered to the marshal. A duly appointed deputy of the marshal went to the residence of the plaintiff with the execution for the purpose of levying it, and informed the plaintiff of his purpose, who made out and handed to the…
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