Lewis v. Hart
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. The main proposition in this case is, whether a free person of color can own a slave. The appellant insists that free persons, of color are guaranteed the right to reside in this State. (R. O. 1095, § 8.) That license is the only prerequisite. II. The constitution of Missouri guarantees to every settler in this State the right to bring slaves into the State from any other slave State as long as slavery exists here.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. The main proposition in this case is, whether a free person of color can own a slave. The appellant insists that free persons, of color are guaranteed the right to reside in this State. (R. O. 1095, § 8.) That license is the only prerequisite. II. The constitution of Missouri guarantees to every settler in this State the right to bring slaves into the State from any other slave State as long as slavery exists here. (R. C. 1855, Art. III., § 26, p. 69; Charlotte v. Chouteau, 11 Mo. 193.) III. The right to acquire, own and possess property is an inherent…
1Opinion of the CourtBay, Judge
At the September term, 1859, of the St. Louis Circuit Court, plaintiff filed her petition (having previously obtained the consent of the court thereto) alleging that defendant, as administrator of the estate of Lizzie, alias Elizabeth Dickson, deceased, claimed her and her son George, a minor, as slaves of said estate. The petitioner further alleges that about seventeen years previous to the filing of her petition she was purchased by her mother, the said Lizzie, a free negro, on the condition that she should be emancipated, and that she was emancipated by said Lizzie at the time of the…
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