Garland v. Enos

Decided November 23, 1815

Supreme Court of Virginia · decided 1815-11-23

HenRy Enos and Ofihia his wife, and the same Henry Enos, administrator with the will annexed, of Martha Duller, deceased, exhibited, in the year 1809 or 1810, their bill in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Williamsburg District, against Elizabeth Garland and William Shackelford, setting forth, that Martha Dulier (whose first husband’s name was Guthrie, alter whose death she married Dulier, whom also she survived,) was a daughter of Daniel New ; that Daniel New made his…

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Decided 1815-11-23

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Judge Roane

¶1pronounced the-court’s opinion, as follows :

¶2The court is of opinion, that the decree in this case is erroneous, in not having dismissed the bill of the appellees, as well as to the appellant, as to the defendant Shackelford, therein named ; it appearing, from the evidence in the cause, that the title to the slaves demanded by the bill was yesled in the appellant, by an adversary possession of them for more than five years, by the said Shackelford, under whom the appellant claims. The decree is therefore to be reversed with, costs, and the bill dismissed as to the appellant also.