Petition #20685107

• Greene County, Georgia. September 1851. - circa March 1853.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Superior Court of Said County

Abstract

Augustus Hill states that his good reputation has been damaged by the "false Scandalous malicious and defamatory words" of Joseph Varner. A mill owner, Varner accuses Hill of conspiring with a slave named Harry to steal "bags of flour meal corn wheat and other grains products and things of Value belonging to the proprietors of Said Mill." Hill avers that Varner's statements have brought him into "publ Scandal infamy & disgrace." He seeks $5,000 in damages.

Result: Partially granted; appealed; upheld.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Subpoena, Joseph W. Varner, 19 August 1851; Sheriff's Return, 20 August 1851; Answer, September Term 1851; Continuance, March Term 1852; Jury Verdict, September Term 1852; Court Record, September Term 1852; Jury Verdict on Appeal, March Term 1853
• Pages of related documents: 1

3 people are documented within petition 20685107

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Greene County Courthouse, Greensboro, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Proceedings, 1852-1854
• Page: 140-142

Subjects

• Slander
• Non-plantation/Non-household work (enslaved)
• Skills (enslaved)
• Theft by enslaved