Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee During the Years 1838-9S. Nye, 1839 - 698 sider |
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... Wife , 9 Yerg . 317. We think the facts above reci- ted , from this record , constitute such a case . But 4. The next question is , whether a continuance ought to have been granted . Upon this application there are two affidavits . The ...
... Wife , 9 Yerg . 317. We think the facts above reci- ted , from this record , constitute such a case . But 4. The next question is , whether a continuance ought to have been granted . Upon this application there are two affidavits . The ...
Side 103
... wife conveyed to one Gains one hundred acres , part of the tract granted to Pope , including some portion of Childress ' entry ; and in the same year , they conveyed fifteen acres and a quar- ter , part of the tract granted to Ramsey ...
... wife conveyed to one Gains one hundred acres , part of the tract granted to Pope , including some portion of Childress ' entry ; and in the same year , they conveyed fifteen acres and a quar- ter , part of the tract granted to Ramsey ...
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... wife to keep them if obedient to her , and at her death " to be set free , " but if dis- obedient , to dispose of them at pleasure , construed to rest the slaves with a present right of future freedom , defeasible by the exercise of the ...
... wife to keep them if obedient to her , and at her death " to be set free , " but if dis- obedient , to dispose of them at pleasure , construed to rest the slaves with a present right of future freedom , defeasible by the exercise of the ...
Side 116
... wife , as she wishes ; and my negroes , named Jacob , Jinne and her two children , Jack and Malinda , I wish her to keep them if they are obedient to her , and at my wife's death , I wish them to be set free , and if they should be ...
... wife , as she wishes ; and my negroes , named Jacob , Jinne and her two children , Jack and Malinda , I wish her to keep them if they are obedient to her , and at my wife's death , I wish them to be set free , and if they should be ...
Side 117
... wife , Elizabeth Duffield's disposal and command , during her life time ; and at her death , all the negroes of mine to be emancipated agreeable to the following directions , which are , -all my male negro slaves are to be free at 22 ...
... wife , Elizabeth Duffield's disposal and command , during her life time ; and at her death , all the negroes of mine to be emancipated agreeable to the following directions , which are , -all my male negro slaves are to be free at 22 ...
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acres action adverse possession appealed in error appear assignment assumpsit attorney authorised bill Blair bond Brunson Cantrell cause champerty chancery court charge choses in action circuit court claim Cobb common law complainant contended contract conveyance conveyed county court coverture creditors death debt declaration decree deed defendant in error delivered the opinion demurrer dollars dower entitled equity evidence execution executors fact feme covert filed fraud grand jury grant guardian heirs husband indictment insisted issue January Jason Thompson Jenkin Whiteside John John Branch Judge judgment jurisdiction justice land liable license lien marriage ment negroes paid parties payment person plaintiff in error plea pleaded possession proof provision purchase question refused registered scire facias sheriff slaves sold statute of limitations sued suit surety tenant Tennessee term testator testimony thereof tion tract trial trust verdict vested void Whiteside wife witness Yerger
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Side 36 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the State from whence the said records are or shall be taken.
Side 35 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, so authenticated, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the state from which they are taken.* 906.
Side 423 - The general assembly shall have no power to authorize lotteries or gift enterprises, for any purpose, and shall pass laws to prohibit the sale of lottery or gift enterprise tickets in this State.
Side 323 - Every mortgage or conveyance intended to operate as a mortgage of goods and chattels which shall hereafter be made which shall not be accompanied by an immediate delivery and followed by an actual and continued change of possession...
Side 239 - The counsel for the defendant requested the court to charge the jury that if they believed...
Side 166 - Not more than two new trials shall be granted to the same party in any action at law ; or upon the trial by jury of an issue of fact, in equity.
Side 338 - Congress, shall never be construed to authorize the passage of any law, and that no law shall be passed in conformity thereto, by which any citizen of either of the States in this Union shall be excluded from the enjoyment of any of the privileges and immunities to which such citizen is entitled under the Constitution of the United States...
Side 239 - The court instructed the jury, that the position that the jury were judges of the law as well as of the fact...
Side 41 - We thought then, and still think, that it has become a formulary in international jurisprudence, that all suits must be brought within the period prescribed by the local law of the country where the suit is brought, — the...
Side 107 - The jury found for defendant, and the plaintiff moved for a new trial, which was overruled by the court, and plaintiff excepted.