OWINGS v. HULL


34 U.S. 607 (____)

9 Pet. 607

CHARLOTTE DYE OWINGS AND FRANCES T.D. OWINGS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. JAMES F. HULL.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr Johnson, for the plaintiffs in error; and by Mr Williams, for the defendant.


Mr Justice STORY, after stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The original suit was brought to recover back the purchase money paid by the defendant in error for the slaves, and other compensation for the defect of title [as mentioned in the previous statement of the facts of the case]. The jury found a verdict for the original plaintiff, for 2636 dollars and 96 cents, upon which judgment was rendered accordingly...

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