Runyan v. Caldwell
Tennessee Supreme Court
In this case a verdict and judgment were rendered in the Circuit Court of Stewart county, Martin, Judge, presiding for the plaintiff^ and defendant appealed. All the material facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCbeen, J.
delivéred the opinion of the court.
This action is brought against the plaintiff in error, in the court below for the value of a negro boy, the slave of the plaintiff Caldwell.
The declaration contains a special count in case for negligence and several counts in trover.
It appears from the bill of exceptions that Caldwell hired the negro for the year 1841, to one Downs, who hired him to Run-yan for a part of the year. Runyan employed the boy as a ferryman, and while in his employment he disappeared, and has not been delivered to Caldwell. Whether the negro is dead or has escaped"and has not been…
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