This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1859 |
| Citation: | 23 Tex. 539 |
| Jurisdiction: | Texas |
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| Short Summary: | Use of deed of ownership for enslaved people as collateral against a debt. Suit for recovery when debtor dies and wife and minor children inherit and sell enslaved people. |
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| Full name: | Mary A. Green Et Al. V. Alphonzo Rugely Et Al. |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Texas |