Lewis County MO Archives Court.....Brown, Et Al October 1851
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Source: Lewis Co Mo Circuit Court Record 3, May 1851-sep 1855
Written: October 1851
Recorded: May 1852

Case #1601
page 39 - Oct. Term 1851 - Petition for Injunction
James M. Brown, John M. Brown and Nancy A. Brown, Clementina D. Brown & Simeon 
Anderson Brown by their next friend John M. Brown, Pltfs.
vs.
Garland A. Brown, Deft.

Now at this day comes said plaintiffs by their attorney and the defendant 
although duly served with process and solemnly called comes not but makes 
default, thereupon said plaintiffs submit this cause to the court.  And the 
court doth find from said petition, exhibits and evidence adduced herein that 
said plaintiffs are entitled to a certain Negro girl named Harriet as their 
own property after the determination of the use of said Negro, which said 
defendant may be entitled to during his life, and it further appearing to the 
Court that there is great danger of said Garland A. Brown selling and 
conveying said Negro girl Harriet to the great prejudice and irreparable 
injury of the said plaintiffs.  It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed 
that the said Garland A. Brown be enjoined, restrained and inhibited from 
selling said Negro and from removing or conveying her out of the county of 
Lewis in the State of Missouri.  It is further ordered that unless said 
defendant be and appear in this court and shew cause why this decree ni si 
should be set aside the same will be made final and absolute.
And on motion of plaintiffs it is ordered that the sheriff of said county of 
Lewis take bond of said defendant in double the value of said Negro for her 
delivery to him at the aforesaid next term of this court until which time this 
cause is continued.


page 92 - May Term A.D. 1852 - Injunction 
James M. Brown, John M. Brown, Nancy A. Brown, Clementina D. Brown, Simeon 
Anderson Brown by their next friend John M. Brown, Pltfs.
vs.
Garland A. Brown, Deft.

Now at this day comes said plaintiffs by their attorney and the defendant 
although duly served with process and solemnly called comes not nor has he in 
any wise shown cause for setting aside the Decree ni si rendered herein 
against him at the last term of this Court.  It is therefore ordered adjudged 
and decreed by the court that the said decree ni si rendered herein at the 
last term of Court be and the same is hereby made final and absolute.


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