This case cites a case about slaves or slavery.
Year: | 1859 |
Citation: | 23 Tex. 667 |
Jurisdiction: | Texas |
People: | Francis, & children, Minerva, & children, Barbara, et al. |
Short Summary: | Enslaved people hired out and then thier owner died and freed them in his Will. However, since the enslaved people did not assert their rights they were considered to still be enslaved and therefore the administrator is owed money from their hire. |
Law type: | |
Full name: | Oliver F. Boulware And Others V. Obadiah Hendricks, Administrator |
Court: | Supreme Court of Texas |