This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1867 |
| Citation: | 29 Tex. 237 |
| Jurisdiction: | Texas |
| People: | Jack |
| Short Summary: | Under a statute requiring sheriffs to offer for sale at the end of a certain time runaway enslaved persons in their custody, if not reclaimed, it is a sufficient excuse for the omission of the sale that the enslaved person is insane and of no value. |
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| Full name: | F. Scranton V. Preston Conlie |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Texas |