Embry v. Millar

Judge Owsley

delivered the judgment of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered against Em-bry, in an action of detinue brought by him to recover from Millar several slaves.

Embry asserted bis right to the slaves through Randolph Sims, and for the purpose of shewing Sims’ title, offered to prove, by parol evidence, the contents of a bill of sale, alledged to have been given to him by a certain Matthew Sims, who is admitted to have been formerly the proprietor pf (he slaves; but as the execution of the bill of sale w'as not admitted, although its absence may have been sufficiently…