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6 Va. 412

Drummond v. Sneed

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided November 6, 1786

Court of Appeals of Virginia · decided 1786-11-06

This cause is an appeal from the Court of the county of Jlccomack. There, Charles Sneed, the appellee, exhibited a bill in Chancery against Robert Drummond, the appellant, and Jonathan Willet and Major Chambers, stating: That one William Burton, having a daughter named Jlgness married to one John West, devised several slaves to her for life, with a remainder to all her children in equal • divisions.

Decided 1786-11-06

¶1That at length a division was made of the said slaves, and a slave named Lazer was assigned as the share of the said Catharine, together with 21/. 16s. 8d., with interest from the 3d day of November, 1766.

¶2The cause came on to be heard before the High Court of Chancery, on Thursday, the 22d day of May, 1783, who adjourned it to the Court of Appeals on account of difficulty.

¶3The Counsel for the appellee. Insisted on the following points:

¶4The certificate of the Court of Appeals, was as follows:

¶5The Court this day gave their opinion, that the decree of the County Court of Jlccomack, mentioned in the transcript of the record in this cause, pronounced the 27th day of April, 1779, ought to be affirmed; which opinion is ordered to be certified, with the allowance of the costs in this Court, (except a lawyer’s fee,) to the High Court of Chancery.”*

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