Supreme Court of North Carolina December 5, 1841 (Rowland's Administrator v. Rowland)

Daniel, I.

This is an action of detinue to recover a slave by the name of John. The defendant offered in evidence a bill of sale lor the said slave from his mother (the plaintiffs’ intestate) to himself. The plaintiffs contended that their intestate was

non compos mentis,

at the time the said deed was executed, or that the same was obtained from her by fraudulent practices.