Murphey v. Barron
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appear from Harford County Court. This was an action of assumpsit. The declaration contained three counts. The first count stated that the plaintiff, (now appellee,) being the owner of a negro man slave named Isaac, sold, conveyed and delivered, the Said slave to the defendant, (the appellant,) to be holden in mortgage as a pledge and security for' the payment of the sum of $404 61, due from thé plaintiff to’ the defendant/ and the defendant did then agree, assume and-…
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Appear from Harford County Court. This was an action of assumpsit. The declaration contained three counts. The first count stated that the plaintiff, (now appellee,) being the owner of a negro man slave named Isaac, sold, conveyed and delivered, the Said slave to the defendant, (the appellant,) to be holden in mortgage as a pledge and security for' the payment of the sum of $404 61, due from thé plaintiff to’ the defendant/ and the defendant did then agree, assume and- promise, that he Would return and deliver the said negro to the' plaintiff, on payment of the said sum of money; and although…
1Opinion of the CourtStephen, J.
at this term, delivered the opinion of the Court On the 10th of April 1818, the appellee sold to the appellant, a negro man named Isaac, for the consideration of $404 61, arid gave him an absolute bill of sale of the said negro; but immediately after the execution of the hill of sale, Barron, the appellee, requested Murphy, the yendee and appellant, to state *264to one of the witnesses to the bill of sale the understanding between them respecting the negro, Isaac, when the defendant, Murphey, said the understanding between them was, that the plaintiff, Barron, was to have the said negro again,…
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