This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1866 |
| Citation: | 28 Tex. 698 |
| Jurisdiction: | Texas |
| People: | Mary Chloe, Maria, Angeline, Anderson, Fanny |
| Short Summary: | Maria killed Mary when both were enslaved and the punishment for an enslaved person was whipping. Now Maria is free and question is if she can now be punished as a free person (i.e. serve time) |
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| Full name: | Maria, A Freedwoman V. The State |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Texas |