Black v. Thornton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Trover, in Elbert Superior Court. Tried before his Honor, Judge Thomas, at the September Term, i860. Temuel Black and his wife, Priscilla H. Black, formerly Priscilla H. Thornton, and Willis Scroggins and his wife, Martha E. Scroggins, formerly Martha E. Thornton, instituted an action of trover against William T. Thornton, to recover damages for the alleged conversion of the following negro slaves, to wit: Sina, nineteen years of age, and her two children, one about two…
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Trover, in Elbert Superior Court. Tried before his Honor, Judge Thomas, at the September Term, i860. Temuel Black and his wife, Priscilla H. Black, formerly Priscilla H. Thornton, and Willis Scroggins and his wife, Martha E. Scroggins, formerly Martha E. Thornton, instituted an action of trover against William T. Thornton, to recover damages for the alleged conversion of the following negro slaves, to wit: Sina, nineteen years of age, and her two children, one about two years of age and the other an infant; Jacob, about fifteen years of ag-e; Seaborn, thirteen years of 'age; Robin, eleven…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court. —
Jenkins, J.,
delivering the opinion.
This was an action of trover for slaves, tried at the September Term, in i860, of the Superior Court of Elbert county.
The plaintiffs relied upon a deed of gift from Daniel Thornton, dated 17th November, 1838.
Defendant, who claims under Reuben Thornton, relies *657.First, upon a sheriff’s deed to Reuben Thornton for said slaves, -reciting that they were levied upon by virtue of an execution against Daniel Thornton, and others, duly advertised and sold to Reuben Thornton as the highest bidder, on the first Tuesday in February, A. D. 1841. The fi.…
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