Slaughter v. Glenn
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
There is a considerable mass of testimony in the record, but the facts are few, and we think there is nothing material about which there is any room for doubt.
In the year 1863, and for some years previous, the appellant, Mrs. Slaughter, had owned in her own right the premises in controversy in this case. She was a widow when she married Slaughter, and then possessed the property. It is situated in Marion County, in the State of Texas. The land was poor and the place very unhealthy. In the spring of that year, Dunn & Co. were desirous to put up a packing establishment, and were looking for…
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