Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-10
DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COTF
Brownsville. Tennessee, April, 1855
THOMAS n ool0vIEr, ATTORNEY orsraAl AYR sua,s
WALLER ID. PARKER.


Iss judgment here uust % reversed and this 1aa''
During the war, cotton val delivered 10 Waller 10 90
shares Whils the cotton was IN tho gin houss ard -
oaled cotton in he gin house lot company Of Coofdsi
pace surned The baed cotton outside snd required =.
20 remove tho cotton within two three days from h
house into tho Geld, md scatter q, Otherwise they "SI3s
/ turn aud burn both cctton and gn-houso - 49,.
Waller set about At aud removed The cotton ifg -
tant his nsld rom whsno most Of e ss r'ass.a y "
asghborl, and the whole Of she Eas. ron fhs
.pgr,,,, h - IN. 90 ast nov fi' vac Is noi Hsa'
Tbo 5lliata Parker, ,Issg O. b. essI d ss sol;Sa
briag this action q re-. "a o5tsib.i ysr1t a.
nsFmsat s21as. weller from rai7h brings this appeal -
nom other uslrlcous tt. Circuit Judge dirsotsI n,
Jury thal waller voud nos 30 liable i0r the dsstructou
could resist. But 70 justify himself such yTogpS
be must shoS b. proof that osco actual pfeseat and
force such b. could rssgt Without placing hn
self 10 imminent peril d some bad bodily harm
ability, and wa calculated 70 Isisisad The jury.
II Waller removed th8 cotton from th5 house aud sil
grounded and real fears that anless hs td The ar
force Of soldiers er udsrs would return snd baa a g
hous5 and tho ID indiCt upon hn grisToas
- ',.sr, sie tbreats-eS vieiaeS az lss.rss
-, - s % i. ~ ~ ~ 80 -t,-,I s rsss
Of The cooL and Is ao, liable 10 tbs sstion ~ ihs cove
Tho removal and waste u ths cotton b. waller ssdsr s
excuses hia from liability 70 tho owner iu aa a1i-
Duress nay Of the property as so ss Of as gsrsa o.
mhybs b. means cl threats o. violence 30 The sfaya
-tfacI99 !. ne SlLty q ne pAfiy ~ "a -, ~
authorities cited. Add tbsss may shaet7' % goil p
der ~ power we'll whoro th8 thlcalsunz c9n2s
force not imnsdiaoly present % tbs doinE Of hs 50
share ho acts d9n5 IA TIE actual prsuoo " ne -
psng force. Persons hayug oz2srisnss 10 th8 srsai
lhe late cish var, can vel uDdsr1anl 90 reh lit,
spirsi y roaming baaas Of soldiers riding ff0 o0ls
houss il tie country barring cotton from place y psssH
1sfiDE persons having cotton stored DO their On ao-
other houses. IT, oibsrvao hsoaasnE = ~.
ahd burn both hoasss and cotton and doing al ss pc
@thout restraint, vi bout any power DO ihs ei.iL'a
strain Or prsyeot tber ba1g Done End without 1as -
zion possibility Of Obtaining protection against
violence distraction Tho cotton buralng oaals ~
tblak % 70 infic perio1s dsobcyDg tholr ofasf -
Waller VA what Is called baiiss ior The hire q Aei
services. Bailses Of lhis kidd rcspons5o of -
unless they employ m ths preservation aad pFnis1ss
goods she vigilance and courage which pfs2as q -
nsry prudence besi0V upon tbe prssefv4iion aaa q
Of thsir property.-sIo. Bal So ilT. - 30 81 ~
| EDWARDS Bauisnt g1f. -
led the jury suppyofa that waller 10 haele i9f ~
val o. the IRON bis gin houss and the sousssl
.squsnt removal uaI doos suffered by waller aa,-s
siIs q rrs-s6ls iores presni - me toil.l u - -
peilng force the filas o. he removal and 80
not ss'sntia % sEonrra,s Waller RON l.as,y iS,ssr
moval md loss we're dooe and suffered by - $50
stress o. fsaru veil sToundsd real sincere iaal "a I
their hrsas 10 be did and scstef l1s slIf
fdurins sb's time Waller va. without ihe 80 srpsfu
against tho execution q The threats then "Aii'
foourse q Waller ansr tbs rsmoyai o. ths o'i.
she gin house. took any Of t aud approprated y -a.F
usr. that would Be cauvfrsiou for which he eel -
So TOO. IL was waar's DUTY 10 protect and 40 -
tor AFTER ts renewal aud while Ia me hss aa 90 80
Tor nteiecting o. d., Hness his failure 20 s 80
tioa mpelied By the Ike sirss 80 -
excused his removal % Il from ths gin hcuse .,os
fm. 49,. ths cott's-
IL was properly len 70 the suTy ssy F,iotlss.
vas soit y the orlaina owners % % tiruasnt =" -
may BE- made and eyidsBeed a. gaii - ~ ..,
livery n the gnnsrs receipt - - otter s.s
Tho original oEnefs o. che COZ. 49, 49, ceaaa'-
60 10 any ertion 81 ihis kindi 1890, 80. -.
q rroFr IL sale 81 the gsseV Il SMITH, 4ansA
Reverse The Judgment hN-'-