1 S.C.L. 317
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
Decided May 15, 1793
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas · decided 1793-05-15
TROVER for a negro boy. This case came before the •court on a special verdict found m the year 1790, as fol- , ’ ¿OWS i “ That Mathew Guerin, (whose daughter, Thomas Stone, “ the present plaintiff, married,) by deed of gift, gave sun-“ “ dry negroes to his three grand-children, Thomas Stone, “ the younger, and Elizabeth and Mary Stone, all minors “ and under age, share and share alike, and among others, “ the boy in question.
Decided 1793-05-15
¶1after a full consideration of the case, were clearly of opinion, that the action of trover would lie against the vendee, as the property still remained in Thomas Stone, the father, as guardian of his children; and no mis*319take or tortious act of the sheriff, could devest innocent third persons of their property, lawfully acquired.
¶2The postea delivered to the plaintiff.