Document Type
Trial Proceeding
Publication Date
2-2-1751
Article Footnote
Article 1, footnote 59
Book Footnote
Chapter 2, footnote 20
Abstract
She [Phebe Nung] brought an action of replevin against her alleged owners, Vincent and Lois Tarr, to test who had the superior right to possession of herself, the subject of the action. The Sheriff promptly seized her pendente lite--that is, he took an appearance bond from Nung--and the case was tried to a jury. It found in her favor and the same result was reached on appeal, with the court ruling that she was “a free woman and that she enjoy her freedom.