21 Tex. 804 (Tex. 1858), Hancock v. Butler

Citation: 21 Tex. 804

Opinion Judge: ROBERTS, J.

Party Name: JOSIAH HANCOCK AND OTHERS v. W. B. BUTLER.

Attorney: Selman & Hubbard, for appellants. S. G. Smith, for appellee, Under this deed, appellants claim as purchasers from John Hancock; and the right so to do depends upon whether or not Josiah Hancock took a life estate only in the slaves--and that is the question in this case. He had no right to entail...

Court: Texas Supreme Court