Hostler v. . Skull

Superior Court of North Carolina

Hostler v. . Skull

1 N.C. 183

DecidedMay 5, 1801

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Hostler v. . Skull, 1 N.C. 183 (N.C. Ct. App. 1801).

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Trover for a negro; not guilty pleaded. The plaintiffs were possessed of the slave in question from 1787 until 1794, when he came into the possession of the defendant, who converted him to his own use. It appeared that the slave belonged to the estate of John Vernon, deceased, upon whose goods, etc., the defendant obtained administration in 1798, since the institution of this action; and he now offered in evidence the letters of administration.

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Trover for a negro; not guilty pleaded. The plaintiffs were possessed of the slave in question from 1787 until 1794, when he came into the possession of the defendant, who converted him to his own use. It appeared that the slave belonged to the estate of John Vernon, deceased, upon whose goods, etc., the defendant obtained administration in 1798, since the institution of this action; and he now offered in evidence the letters of administration.

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