White v. Martin
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error from Greene Circuit. Court — Before the Hon. A. Crenshaw. This action was trover for the recovery of two negrdes. In the year 1824, Martin instituted an action of trover against White, for the permanent conversion of sundry negro slaves, among whom was a negro woman slave named Charity. In .that action Martin recovered a judgment against White, fin#5 the full value of the said slaves, which judgment was satisfied In full.
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Error from Greene Circuit. Court — Before the Hon. A. Crenshaw. This action was trover for the recovery of two negrdes. In the year 1824, Martin instituted an action of trover against White, for the permanent conversion of sundry negro slaves, among whom was a negro woman slave named Charity. In .that action Martin recovered a judgment against White, fin#5 the full value of the said slaves, which judgment was satisfied In full. While the said action was pending, the two negro slaves, now the subject of the present suit, were born of the slave Charity, and no recovery liad on them. In the…
1Opinion of the Court
.By Mr. Justice Saffold.
The action was trover, by Martin against the' plaintiff in error, in the Circuit Court of Greene county, for the convert sion of two negro children. ..
The suit was tried on aq agreed -case, as follows : In. 1824, Martin brought trover against'White for, the perma-r neilt conversion of several slaves, alleged to be the property of Martin. Among them was a woman, Charity. In 1831? Martin recovered the full value of the slaves sued for, and that judgment has been satisfied. Pending that suit, the-young'negroes, the subject of this action were born. Thesé children not…
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