Jeffrey Montfort alleges that he was the owner of a female slave named Milley, valued at $1,000, whom he "casually lost." Milley was found in the possession of one Thomas Smith, together with the child to whom she had given birth after her disappearance from Montfort's possession. The child, according to Montfort, has a value of $300. Montfort alleges that Smith knew that Milley and her child belonged to him, but, with intent to deceive, "converted & disposed of the same to his own use." Montfort sues for $2,000 in damages.
Result: Denied.
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Repository: Pulaski County Courthouse, Hawkinsville, Georgia
