This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1867 |
| Citation: | 29 Tex. 360 |
| Jurisdiction: | Texas |
| People: | Violet |
| Short Summary: | Purchasing an enslaved man from a joint owner, who made the sale wrongfully, will not render the purchaser liable to the other co-owners for the death of the enslaved man, in the absence of proof of improper treatment or other neglect causing such death. |
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| Full name: | Nicholas Trammell Et Al. V. Thomas Mc Dade Et Al. |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Texas |