Cook v. Wilsons' Administrators

*437Opinion of

the Court.

THIS was an action of detinue, brought in the Fayette circuit court by Joseph Cook against Samuel Wilson, for the detention of a slave named Juda, and several others, the children of Juda.

Pending the suit, Wilson died, and in pursuance of the act of assembly in such cases made and provided, it was revived against his administrators.

The defendants pleaded the general issue and the Statute of limitations.

On the trial, the plaintiff offered to read the depositions of two witnesses residing in Pulaski county; but the court rejected the depositions, because the witnes*438ses had…