This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1859 |
| Citation: | 23 Tex. 606 |
| Jurisdiction: | Texas |
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| Short Summary: | Enslaved woman and her daughter purchased by husband with both his and his wife's money. Husband dies and his widow claims the child as her property. Action by an administrator against the widow to recover possession of the child for the husband's estate. |
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| Full name: | Elizabeth Coats Et Al. V. James F. Elliott, Administrator |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Texas |