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Purvis v. Sherrod, 1854
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This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year:
1854
Citation:
12 Tex. 140
Jurisdiction:
Texas
People:
Law type:
Emancipation dispute
Full name:
Purvis And Others V. J. L. Sherrod, Ex'or
Court:
Supreme Court of Texas
Cited by 14 cases:
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Hunt v. White (1859)
Armstrong v. Jowell (1859)
Becton v. Alexander (1864)
Webster v. Heard (1870)
Rogers v. Reward (1880)
Heath v. Layne (1884)
Hawes v. Foote (1885)
Harrell v. Lynch (1885)
West Texas Bank & Trust Co. v. Matlock (1919)
Lines v. Robinson (1936)
Hayden v. Middleton (1939)
Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Sun Oil Co. (1951)
McCarty v. Duncan (1959)