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3 Va. 570

Baird v. Bland

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided February 11, 1813

Supreme Court of Virginia · decided 1813-02-11

THEODORICK BLAND and others, children of Theodorick Bland, deceased, and of Sarah, his wife,, also deceased, brought suit in the late high Court of chancery aga‘nst Thomas L. Lee, Peter S. Randolph, Anthony Thornton, and John Thornton, heirs of Thomas Ludwell ^ Lee. and others, who were trustees in a deed of marriage settlement between the said husband and wife, before tbeir marriage; by which deed, bearing date the 4th of December, 1772, sundry slaves, and other property,…

Decided 1813-02-11

¶1The cause was reargued, before a full Court, January 20th, 1812; (in the absence of the reporter;) and, afterwards, on Monday, the 11th of February, 1813, the president pronounced the following opinion of the Court:

“ This Court is of opinion, that the appellees, upon the deaths of their father and rpother, took a legal estate, under the deed of marriage settlement, in the slaves in the bill mentioned ;* and that, being infants at the time that estate vested, they were within the provisions of the act of limitations, in relation to infants; and that, therefore, they are not barred by that act. And the Court is further of opinion, that, although the appellees have a legal title to the slaves in question,-yet, for somepf the reasons stated in the decree, and to prevent a multiplicity of suits^ the Court of chancery had jurisdiction of the cause; and, for the reasons aforesaid, affirms the decree of the Chancellor.”

¶2 Note. See Robinson's administrator v. Brock, 1 H. & M. 213-235.

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