This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1855 |
| Citation: | 6 Fla. 430 |
| Jurisdiction: | Supreme Court of FL |
| People: | Esau, Lydia, Mary, Tom, Alexander, Abraham, Drummond, Jacob, Boatswain, Stephen, Prince, Patty, James, Sarah, Henry, Flood |
| Short Summary: | Dispute over the power of a husband to convey interest in slaves under a marriage settlement. Concluding that the Husband has the power to convey interest unless the language in the deed specifically gives exclusive rights to the wife |
| Law type: | Husband's Conveyance Power |
| Full name: | John P. Sanderson, Appellant, vs. Elizabeth S. L. Jones, Trustee, &c., Mary M. E. Harrison et al, Appelees |
| Court: | Florida Supreme Court |