Townes v. Durbin
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 40 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL EBOM OTtOST OIKOOIT COUBT. cited Story's Conflict of Laws, chap. 9,page 635; lb., sec., 46; 3 Vesey, 108,201; Greenleaf’s Ev., sec., 108; 3 Conn. Rep., 250; Paige's R., 611; Story's Conflict of Laws, secs. 43, 44; 5 Vesey,,787; 14 Howard S. C., 422; Story's Corn., 44, 6 rule; 2 Bos. 4 Pul., 228, note 239; 3 Vesey, 198,291; Hagg. Consist., 374, 437; Story's Conflict of Laws, sec. 637; 5 J. J. Mar., 484; 15 NewHamp. Rep., 138.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Stites
In the spring of 1852 Edmonia Townes intermarried, in this State, with John H. Durbin — both parties then residing in Kentucky. At the time of the marriage the former owned several slaves, including a woman named Harriet, now in dispute, which had been devised to her by her grandfather.
In the winter of the same year the parties went to Missouri, and took with them their slaves and personalty. In the spring of 1853 they left Missouri and took up their residence in Shawneetown, Illinois, just opposite the county of Union in this State — their slaves meanwhile remaining in Missouri.
In September,…
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