Horton v. Reynolds' Adm'rs
Texas Supreme Court
Error from San Augustine. This was an action originally brought by George W. Reynolds, defendant in error, at the March Teim, ÍS31, of the District Court of San Augustine county, against Alexander Horton, plaintiff in error, for tile recovery of two slaves alleged to have been taken and carried away by the said Horton and others on fhe'l7th day of November, 1840, unlawfully and' against said Reynolds’ free will, and for damages for the detention of said slaves, together with…
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Error from San Augustine. This was an action originally brought by George W. Reynolds, defendant in error, at the March Teim, ÍS31, of the District Court of San Augustine county, against Alexander Horton, plaintiff in error, for tile recovery of two slaves alleged to have been taken and carried away by the said Horton and others on fhe'l7th day of November, 1840, unlawfully and' against said Reynolds’ free will, and for damages for the detention of said slaves, together with all costs of suit. Pending- the suit the death of the plaintiff Reynolds being suggested, scire facias issued to his…
1Opinion of the Court
Parsons, S. J.
We propose, in the consideration of the several specifications of error assigned and argued by the counsel for the appellant, to notice so much of the several raised as we deem essential to a just and equitable determination of the question in controversy.
The objections urged to the admissibility of the testimony of Good, Ida!, Coelcs, anil Gatlin are based upon the same grounds.
The petition alleges that the plaintiff was lawfully possessed of the two negro slaves in controversy for life as of his own property, and that “the defendant got possession of said negro slaves…
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