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Stead's Executor's v. Course U.S. 403 (1808)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0026 and id is 1 raw text is: FEBRUARY, 18os. instruction which the court in -Kentucky ought to have RAISA. given. V. The opinion of the court was only that a parol gift to the defendant, accompanied by possession, did not bar the plaintiff's right to recover. This court gives no opinion as to the title acquired by the possession. Judgment affirmed. STEAD'S EXECUTORS v. COURSE. Ex~cutions C6unsc. ERROR to the circuit court for the district of Geor- A collector, gia, as a court of equity. selling lnd i, r tales, must act in Stead's executors brought their bill in equity against consformity Elizabeth Course, the widow, z. d Caroline Course, the with the law infant daughter of Daniel Course,jdeceased, to set aside, as ofo which his power iq fraudulent, a deed of land mad6 by Courvoisie, a collector derived, and of taxes for Chatham county, to Daniel Course, and to the purchaser charge the land for payment of a debt due from the late is bound ,o firm of Rae and gomerville to the -complainan's testator, inquire -.he. thee be has so according to a former decree of the court. The bill acted. charges the land as being still the estate of John Rae, de- Itis incum. ceased, formerly one of the partner in the firm of Rae bent an the ven-dee to and Somerville, and that all the joint funds were ex-. provq the au- hausted. thority to selL By'the tax There was no appearance for the defendant Caroline; laws of Gr- gnfar 1790 but the defendant Elizabeth appeared, and pleaded, that and 1791, the her late husband, Danicl Course, pur*chased the lrad collector was fairly and bona ftide at public sale from the tax-gatherer, a,ahorised to for the sum of 552 dollars and 89 cents, without notice on the defi- of any claim, title or interest of the complainants in the ciency of per- said land, if any they have. The plea avers that the son-l estate: consideration money was paid to the tax-gatherer; that and then to sell only so

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