Case Name: Smith vs. Weaver
Court: North Carolina Superior Court
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1799-10
Citations: 2 Hayw. 108
Docket Number: 
Parties: Smith vs. Weaver.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 108–108

Head Matter:
Smith vs. Weaver.

Opinion:
T},ER curiam.
If an action of trespass be brought fpr killing a negro slave, pending an indictment for the same fact, and the indictrn.ent be first tried and the defendant acquitted of the felony, that proyes the trespass, never was merged ; and the plaintiff may.proceed to try his action, notwithstanding the objection that trespass, cannot be commenced till after a trial for the felony.