Nell:
 Paul Drake published a book of legal terms used in documents. I haven't a
copy in my library but do want to purchase a copy.

Paul if you are out there and reading this please do contact me directly
regarding the availability of your book.

Poldi


On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:56 PM, nelhatch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com
> HALL DNA project:
> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Enhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm>
> "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a
> brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld
>
> I have the following record that I'm not sure I understand......
>
> Goochland County, Virginia
> Court Order Book 1730-1731
> December Court 1730
>
> Hatcher vs. Symes
> In the Action of Trespass on the Case between Henry Hatcher Assignee of
> Samuell Hatcher Plt. and Richard Syms Defendt. the sheriff having made
> return on the Alias Capias that the Deft. is not to be found and he failing
> to appear on the Plts. motion a Plurias Capias is awarded against the Deft.
> returnable to the next Court.
>
> My understanding is that an "assignee" has had certain "rights" transferred
> to him, usually involving some sort of property. But in a "trespass" case,
> that definition doesn't seem to make sense.
>
> So....why would Henry Hatcher be the "assignee" of Samuel Hatcher and what
> exactly was "assigned" to him?
>
> One thought I had is that Henry lived in Goochland where the trespass
> occurred but Samuel, the owner of the land trespassed upon, did not. So
> Samuel "assigned" Henry to represent him in the Goochland court.
>
> Is this a possibility and are there other reasons to explain this
> assignment?
>
> Thanks for any and all input!
>
> Nel Hatcher
>
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