Carradine v. Carradine
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Yazoo county. Hon. E. G. Henry, chancellor. This bill was filed by appellee, James S. Carradine, against Mary C. Carradine and her children, and W. S. Grayson, to recover certain slaves and their heirs.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Yazoo county. Hon. E. G. Henry, chancellor. This bill was filed by appellee, James S. Carradine, against Mary C. Carradine and her children, and W. S. Grayson, to recover certain slaves and their heirs. It appears from the bill that, in 1833, one T. Rowan, in pursuance of an antenuptial agreement with his wife, executed a deed of trust to one King, by which he conveyed a large number of slaves to him, for the benefit of his stepdaughter, Louisa Smith; “ in trust that the said King, as trustee for the said Louisa Smith, shall hold said slaves under the care…
1Opinion of the CourtHandy, J.
The ease presented by the complainant’s bill is substantially as follows :
In the year 1833, Thomas Rowan, of Eranklin county, in this State, executed a deed of gift, conveying to John King, and his heirs, a large number of slaves, upon the following trusts: “ That the said King, as trustee for Louisa Smith,” the stepdaughter of the donor, “ shall hold said slaves under his care and management, in such manner as he shall deem most conducive to the interest of the said Louisa Smith, until she shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years, or shall marry; and then deliver the possession of said…
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