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Complainants having claimed the slave as heirs of Sucky Mills , and the case hav
. ing been heard upon an issue to such claim , they were not entitled to a decree
as þeirs of her husband , though the proof showed them to be such , the rule ...
Complainants having claimed the slave as heirs of Sucky Mills , and the case hav
. ing been heard upon an issue to such claim , they were not entitled to a decree
as þeirs of her husband , though the proof showed them to be such , the rule ...
Página 90
... as heirs of Susan Mills , filed their bill in chancery against the defendants , to
recover a negro woman and child , which they claim as devisees of their grand
father , Thomas Humphreys . They state that , by the will , the woman slave ,
Cynthia ...
... as heirs of Susan Mills , filed their bill in chancery against the defendants , to
recover a negro woman and child , which they claim as devisees of their grand
father , Thomas Humphreys . They state that , by the will , the woman slave ,
Cynthia ...
Página 92
453 , a deed was made to Sarah Dott for a slave , to be held during her life and at
her death to the heirs of her body . It was held that the words , “ at her death , to
the heirs of her body , " were words of limitation , not of purchase . The court say ...
453 , a deed was made to Sarah Dott for a slave , to be held during her life and at
her death to the heirs of her body . It was held that the words , “ at her death , to
the heirs of her body , " were words of limitation , not of purchase . The court say ...
Página 93
438 , it was held that a bequest " for the use and benefit of a daughter during her
natural life , and then to descend to the heirs of her body , if any , if none , then to
her lawful heirs , ” gave the daughter an absolute estate in the slaves . In Watt v .
438 , it was held that a bequest " for the use and benefit of a daughter during her
natural life , and then to descend to the heirs of her body , if any , if none , then to
her lawful heirs , ” gave the daughter an absolute estate in the slaves . In Watt v .
Página 94
It follows , therefore , from the premises assumed , that Susan Mills acquired
under the will of her father , Thomas Humphreys , not a life estate as contended
for by complainants , but an absolute property in the slave Cynthia , which
property ...
It follows , therefore , from the premises assumed , that Susan Mills acquired
under the will of her father , Thomas Humphreys , not a life estate as contended
for by complainants , but an absolute property in the slave Cynthia , which
property ...
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Página 435 - 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.
Página 551 - The principle is believed to be universal, that a prior lien gives a prior claim, which is entitled to prior satisfaction, out of the subject it binds, unless the lien be intrinsically defective, or be displaced by some act of the party holding it which shall postpone him in a Court of law or equity to a subsequent claimant.
Página 323 - A bare fear of any of these offences, to prevent which the homicide is alleged to have been committed, shall not be sufficient to justify the killing. It must appear that the circumstances were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and that the party killing really acted under the influence of those fears and not in a spirit of revenge.
Página 210 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Página 669 - The decree of the Supreme Court of Arkansas is therefore reversed ; and the cause is remanded to that court, with instructions to enter a decree in pursuance of this opinion.
Página 323 - Tf a person kill another in self-defense, it must appear that the danger was so urgent and pressing that in order to save his own life, or to prevent his receiving great bodily harm, the killing of the other was absolutely necessary ; and it must appear also that the person killed was the assailant, or that the slayer had really and in good faith endeavored to decline any further struggle before the mortal blow was given.
Página 486 - Such subscription shall be made by the testator in the presence of each of the attesting witnesses, or shall be acknowledged by him to have been so made to each of the attesting witnesses.
Página 210 - Rights had already laid it down that " all men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter society, 1 Ancient Law, c.
Página 207 - That no man shall be taken or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties or privileges, or outlawed or exiled, or in any manner destroyed, or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Página 377 - It is true that rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved and harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent.
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| Título | Reports of Cases at Law and in Equity Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Arkansas, Volumen13 |
| Autor | Arkansas. Supreme Court |
| Editor | B.J. Borden, 1853 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 8 Mayo 2008 |
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