This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1859 |
| Citation: | 40 Tenn. 440 |
| Jurisdiction: | Tennessee |
| People: | Henderson |
| Short Summary: | Action of detinue for recovery of a slave; parol gifts of slaves are void |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | A. W. Overton v. George C. Allen, Ex'r, &c. |
| Court: | Tennessee Supreme Court |