This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year: | 1867 |
Citation: | 45 Tenn. 18 |
Jurisdiction: | Tennessee |
People: | Solomon McReynolds, Betsy Edgrington |
Short Summary: | A slave married before emancipation and stil living with his wife has legally assented to the marriage; McReynolds cannot marry again while legally married to original slave wife |
Law type: | |
Full name: | Solomon McReynolds vs. The State |
Court: | Tennessee Supreme Court |