Jacob Mances [or Manses] sued Benjamin Lane in Liberty County Superior Court for $1000, saying that on January 3, 1851 in Savannah, he had purchased from Lane for $600, which he called “a large price,” “a certain negro man Slave named Andrew about twenty years of age as and for a sound and healthful negro.” He claimed that Lane knew that Andrew was “unsound, deseased in his leg and otherwise diseased,” adding that Andrew “was of little or no use and value to your petitioner.” He requested damages in the amount of $1000.
Lane was summoned by the Court on November 5, 1851, to appear at the next Superior Court term. On November 29, 1851, both men appeared, and jury found Lane guilty and assessed him damages of $100 plus court costs.
Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on July 5, 1853.
Source: Superior Court proceedings, Vol. 5, 1842-1855, Liberty County, Georgia, page 492-494; database with images, “Liberty County Superior Court Proceedings, Vol 5 1842-1855,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H3-QRDJ : accessed 9 Feb 2023), Family History Library Film 008628085, item 2 of 2, image 621-622 of 658.