William Garland purchased "a negro man named Jerry" from Samuel Barksdale for $340 in 1825, paying partly in cash and partly with a promissory note. Shortly afterwards, Garland discovered that Jerry was "afflicted with habitual fits" and asked Barksdale to take him back. Barksdale not only refused, but then brought suit for the balance on the note, winning a judgment for nonpayment. Garland now asks for an injunction to stay the proceedings "until the farther order of this court."
Result: Injunction granted; dissolved; bill dismissed.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
