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4 S.C.L. 252

Bickley v. Norris

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided November 15, 1808

Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1808-11-15

The action was trover, for a negro slave named Jenny, and her son Prince. The plaintiff produced in evidence a deed of conveyance to himself, from Ezekiel Calhoun, in trust for the use of Mrs. Wilson, the wife of Hamilton Wilson^ dated in the year 1806 ; and it appeared in evidence, that Ezekiel Calhoun purchased the slaves in question, at a sale made by the sheriff of Abbeville district, under a mortgage.

Decided 1808-11-15

Waties, J.,

¶1declared the opinion cf the court, who were all satisfied that the direction of the District Court was correct, and that there was no sufficient ground for setting aside the verdict. It was, however, the opinion of the court, that if evidence had been offered to prove, and it had been insisted on that the evidence did prove that Howard was the réal purchaser, or real cestui que trust, that that, might have been aground of defence; and that the question arising on that ground might have been submitted to the jury; but that there was no color of evidence which could have been submitted to the jury, applicable to any question arising on the stat. of Eliz.

¶2Motion dismissed.

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