Pennington v. Acker
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Chancery Court at Fulton. Hon. Henry Dickinson, vice chancellor. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. Filed an elaborate written argument, reviewing the facts of the case, and the law.
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Appeal from the District Chancery Court at Fulton. Hon. Henry Dickinson, vice chancellor. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. Filed an elaborate written argument, reviewing the facts of the case, and the law. He contended for the following propositions:— 1. It is incompetent for the husband to show any other consideration than the one mentioned in the deed to Acher. 2 Lomax, Dig. 193, and authorities there cited. 2. That the wife has no authority in law, to give her separate estate to the husband. That whilst she had such right, under the law of England, it resulted…
1Opinion of the CourtFisher, J.
This was a bill filed by the wife against her husbanjl, in the Vice Chancery Court, holden at Fulton, for the purpose of can-celling certain deeds, whereby her slaves, which she possessed under the act of 1839, were conveyed to the husband.
The facts are as follows: Burnes and wife, conveyed the slaves of the latter to J. M. Acker, with the understanding that he should convey them to the husband, Burnes. Acker having made the conveyance according to said understanding, the wife filed this bill, to have said conveyance cancelled, and the bill revested in her.
The bill charges, that the…
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