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Brent v. ChapmanBrent v. Chapman

Supreme Court of the United States
Mar 15, 1809
Reporters:
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Before:
Marshaxx

March 13.

Marshaxx, Ch. J.

delivered the opinion of the ttourt to the.following ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍effect;

This court is of opinion that the possession of Chapman was a bar to the seizure of’ th’e slave by ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍the marshal, under the execution stated, in this casé. The only objection of any weight was, that there was no ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍administration upon the estáte of Robert Alexander, sen. and, consequently, that the possession of Chapman, was not an adverse possession.

But there was ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍án executor competent to assent, and who did assent, to the legacy, and to the partition between the legatees, and ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍who could not after-wards refuse to execute the will.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Brent v. Chapman
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Mar 15, 1809
Citations: 9 U.S. 358; 3 L. Ed. 125; 5 Cranch 358; 1809 U.S. LEXIS 447
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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