The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-05-01
DECISIONS ON THE HlGH COUkl
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ERRORS AND APPEALS.
OCTOBER TERM, 1866.
Richard r cha s. Young, Exo'r

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Chty Justsce Hdndy dettVered the Opn
ION of'khe Court. tB3si
This act;on xvos broroh+ H., az ~;
a. error es Eyac,tar ~ So ~ 'no pian y,
oaasad 10 racov,, ~ ann y, &C. III homua, "
doiiars olie@ed 70 ha 5ua ~ ~ 0,sn ato tn i
tha dafsnde5t for D ny uuo sI9 .oSVashs u
for n slave which sba pa,u ~ no ~ ~ ~,
which nnrcb oaanas 'ro ; pSnaso 'J ~ III,
delivered hack 10 him shnrtir attar ' ~ ,,",
chase was mods '1 w "''o- WV P"'
On the trial tha ,Jo;rt;g 4os.;eo5 .,o
the tastat;ng d;aJ a. naao..,,,o 1870 ~,
rhat a,nona bar ~ 49, o'.,,,aI aoog II \;
hands was ono tdatted Nnra1,,oY an Iaec
addresso5 20 Az $500 ~ ,''5 ,;aoJ
posnoS 49, WV NJ ue,o a9,, anu sisnou. %. -
dafandant - n1 ~ iSIao ~ ~
hunJrad III ~ S'vJ A,s hoYo ~. ~, - g.,
o,;ua i. - M. "H.on 'ne ~ - az 40 ~ ~
e. ooio ~ ~. my JUN, w piins W noi1
to have IL oinsod V"I no =, .'a oonrsa of t,.
NJ throo ~ ,'tI.a e.. ~ aoat,
.',,t eoo mvn.,is aiv1l 'no Sovn - oIs.a1is
IaIt gu, oane gu VI Sno Saa;oJ tat ~
uope 5 ene ueiehuan' uenie ., thaU ~
o ; ' ei any %nu sanu sno ta'
slssen Ino ospe ~ ni' M s some inonpn
Doioio noi ueavn, no e,ooo ooiu hei neSi'
m i,;ais a. e. Ono ~; go, o. tn. ~ ~, :
wnloh sno pau hiui, anu was 10 pay tn
oaiahve ~ Ihe Gnu Vi Che year, pno shortlS
aL.oi 'he saio was nlauo' "a was recinoeu' a,l'
thaO ne Ioid ner ne couiu not repay TN
money sne had paia, with0ut lncon ~
anu tnaO she sara IL ila9e no diherence-
ChaC II sue never heeaeG INC money sh'
woula never cali on MN Ior H.
MoMlilan, witness lor t1e plaintllI, wa
asked wnether ne hau heard inc testatlrt
speak Oh the uelehdants OWING her, SHOT
tlme 1eiore ner deatI, ana Wnat sne tnel
sara aooue Tune opJeco peing 70 SNOW una
che GIT OF the ueo.' as cialineu ny me ue
iendant, was not apsoiute, anu thaC Ihe yes
tatlng desired ana intended 10 colect IL
me defendant opJected 10 the questlol
being answered, on tne ground Ihat 10 VA VA
no9 competent TO estao,lsh the uept 10 tnt
eestatlng Dy her own ueciaTations me %
JecCion WAS suscalneu ana INC plaih1iH Ok
cepteu' 80
Inc witness tnen tesoilieu, Inat ne wrote
Sne paper ABOVE spoheh o. euuresseu 70 Che
uelenIaho, ~ ne re9uesV ol t no 1es1a1lng
tlao she salu az tne Ilh,e, tnaC 9oou ol ~ was
lol money paiu ny ner loi Ine Iegro woman
ao ;1 spohon u, anu mnion 10 nau my re-
patu no. Sino on"s conuooo was leselnue9
anu anu Vnao $Svo was ior nioney sne n'u loaheu
nm nm vna: .niS oruol on paper WAS senC ny
t tho Jaedng, W nei overSeer, nay DUH 70
LIZ o ratnn,' tho+ a o1pS ~ wy fd saiu oi
,; Lie IA 0 nat h1 a4 nv - tou m.u anu
70 lin, "iu my AHo" 'n"' ~ ""' pio''ii'ou
" The defendant +hen introduced Mrs Mil
~ ,.hH taat;saS t tTt nals % NIL -.
am, VINO testified mat she was niece Of the
Io" r "nu nau teen Saoav uoal wlC,l
ant nn,In9 tP ~ nGoU, @ th one ueienI
she had maid ' him for The .nenrn V yo MmSo
tho+ a. Ia - IL, ar a. "o ti,an
Ill Ill 800. .,aa !. ~. ~ ;fT -" gnuo
On Won For IL ~ tLo ;n,nr9ss;on nd -" -, a.
,,;tnos. s,,os y. r. ~ os-on ani1oS ~ uno
~ Ia,,o a. ~, ,,, .nS Ill ~ Ia . ~ m"s
nota S;,,,od ~, ,;u,salf e.. al ,'t
,yh;cb he tendayod 70 her sha ivinO !, 'tho ia
and ha stand;n~ Nv bar haSs;d ILL 4I Io
she saw tbe note and HARD n reo5 and tnid
him IN hnrn III that sba ala nat 49, oo,
sha would aver want the money. +bot sha
had nh ca1led on hin, fnr Il ond nd, no nnr
expected to do it; that if she never needed
the money, she would never can ior IL; that,
unless tne circumstances OF want made 1t
necessary sne Woulu never call on MIN 1or
~ thac me deiehdaht calied on Ine witness
W nocice Wnat occurred, 1naC ne ulu not
ourn the io1e, pub put IL IN MS pocKet, say
my IL mlSht De pesG 1of MN 10 keep III; that
ChIs occurred some TWO OF tnree months al
Ief the negro trade; that the testatlng al
ways nad plenty OF properly, never waEted
anything, and dled the owner OF good
zeal OF properly; tnat. upon 1he ae1enoants
saying IL would put MN 10 great inconven
snee TO pay her the SooO, she mad PAID him,
lot the negro woman, she SAID, don't put
foursen TO any tronpie apouO wnat you owe
ne; II never need IL VIII never call on you
OF lt-you VIII get some OF my estate any
low "
MRS ROVER testlned. tnat the testatlng
bought the negro woman IN January or
tebruary' iooVi the trade was resclnded soon
lfter chat time, that not long afterwards,
witness heard the testatlng say she had
,iiven tne deiendant the money she mad paid
nm, unless she wanted IL and called for 1t;
nat witness never heard her speak OF any
lam against the defendants that she was
ond OF him, had no children, and he was as
early related to her as any one living.
!, sanders tesflhed thar ne VA, vas present OF
uo vow VIII ~, pno S' ePoHo1 u
Z .n9 W mi.he'e u,u Gnao tn9 uS oenn
lolou ~ .lio I9o'a.ins nio mug III @ooo,ano
ne p, Iolu MN, sne uia ho1 NAM ~, 10 destroy
!" ! intcnu you ~ naYo OnaV ,n ~ uiiless
see III circuni iS, " heeu ~, anu , Gnen
peileye you WIN nelp me anyhow. IhaO
~ ihoenue9 MN 70 eave parC ol ner esGa!e
hyhowi anu bnaC deieluanI caileu on VIII
ess 70 h0tice Wha6 she sald ana what pass
.; tnat she toia tne aelendanC 70 1urn me
ote Wnich ne ohereu neT. anu whlcn sne
NV anu hearu reau, puo uiu IoO nave )! IN
er hands; thaG sne was IN pea al me time;
1at tne ae1en6aht did not Durn the note,
Ut kept IL, ana witness uld not know what
e sGa OF IL afterwards.
lnis witness was ailerWarus recalled ana
'sGined, tnat ne nad intehdeo 10 say, when
rsb examined, thaG Gne IestaGihg nad given
le deIendant the deot' ana that ne under
,ood tnere were no condltlons ABOUT tne
ltt, ana that MS testimony related TO the
me when Mrs. Milan was present and
bout when sDe mad testined.
Inc nrst error assigned 49, the refusal OF
le court TO permit the witness Mcmillan to
stl1y as 10 the oeclarabions OF tne testatlng
ping TO snow tnat sne intended 10 collect
Re claim against tne DEFENDANT.
IL appears, from tne evidence thaG the de-
aratlons OF tne testatlng Whlch are relied
as torglVlhg OF the dept que ner by the
e1endant, were altogetner gratultous, and
lat the promise was without valuable con-
deratlon; and that Inc foregoing, IN terms,
as not complete and absolute, but that
me further act was requisite to consum-
ate It, The matter, therefore, rested In her
scretlon' ana depended on her mere volt
on. IL was question OF intention on her
afti ana, as tne promise renamed uneAecu-
q, IL was clearly proper 10 snow
nat her intention was, ana her declarations I
that DOl0t were competent evidence. | |