Scott v. Burch's Adm'x
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from a judgment rendered in Montgomery county court, for the plaintiff- in that court, (the now appellee,) in an action of trover for sundry negro slaves.
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Appeal from a judgment rendered in Montgomery county court, for the plaintiff- in that court, (the now appellee,) in an action of trover for sundry negro slaves. The defendant (now appellant,) pleaded the general issue. 1. The plaintiff, at the trial below, offered in evidence the letters of administration granted to'her upon the estate of her deceased husband Jesse Burch, by the orphans court of Washington county, bn the District of Columbia, on the 14th of June, 1803, She also proved, by competent witnesses, that the -negro woman Rachel, named in the declara-. tion, belonged to her…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered.by
Dorsey, J.
In deciding on the bills of exceptions, tw& important questions present themselves to the consideration of the court — First, What right did Kinsey Gillings.•. acquire in negroes Rachel, and her t\yo children Louisa and Eliza, in virtue of the order of the orphans court of Washington county in the District of Columbia, directing the property of Jesse Lurch to be delivered up to him,, when considered in connection with his subsequent possession?
Secondly. What was the legal effect of- the oi'der of the. orphans court of the 29th November 1819,…
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