This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1861 |
| Citation: | 9 Fla. 359 |
| Jurisdiction: | Supreme Court of FL |
| People: | Ann, Arthur, Milly, Harriet |
| Short Summary: | Establishing that the delivery of slaves are legally distinct from the delivery of other property. The court concludes that a causa mortis gift in slaves is complete so long as there is a written description of the slaves and the mother was in the donor's possession. |
| Law type: | Delivery of a Slave as a "Causa Mortis" Gift |
| Full name: | John G. Powell, Administrator of Simon Partridge, deceased, vs. Thomas K. Leonard |
| Court: | Florida Supreme Court |