Moore v. Minerva
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Harrison. Tried before the Hon. W„ W. Morris. Suit by the appellees, by their next friend, against Obadiah Hendrick, administrator, with the will annexed, of Gabriel Moore, and William A Hill, to establish their freedom ; an amendment of the petition claimed pay for the services of said Mary Minerva.
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Appeal from Harrison. Tried before the Hon. W„ W. Morris. Suit by the appellees, by their next friend, against Obadiah Hendrick, administrator, with the will annexed, of Gabriel Moore, and William A Hill, to establish their freedom ; an amendment of the petition claimed pay for the services of said Mary Minerva. The suit was commenced Nov. 24th, 1852, and the ages of the children were then seven years, four years, and six months ; a fourth child, born during the pendency of the suit, was made a party by amendment. Gabriel Moore, being at the time a resident of Alabama, in 1841 or 1842 took…
1Opinion of the CourtLipscomb, J.
This suit was brought by Mary Minerva to recover the freedom of herself and her children, and to recover damages against the administrator of Moore ;—verdict and judgment in her favor; motion for a new trial overruled; and the administrator appealed to this Court. The errors assigned are,
First. The said cause was tried in December, 1855, at a time when the District Court had no power to hear and determine causes—at a time when no District Court could be holden.
Second. The Court erred in overruling the demurrer.
Third. The Court erred in striking out the special answers of the defendant.
Fourth..…
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