Bonds v. Foster
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Fort Bend. Tried below before the Hon. L. Lindsay. In the opinion of the court and the first head-note, the facts of the case, though much condensed, are sufficiently stated. •
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This case was submitted to his honor the district judge, on the law and the facts, and his judgment is appealed from to this court.
A. H. Foster many years ago resided in the State of Louisiana, and, among other slaves, was the owner of one Leah, whom he made either his wife or his concubine. The question here presented is, was Leah the wife of Foster, and are her children the offspring of his loins ?
By the laws of Louisiana in force at the time Foster resided there, he could not have made Leah his lawful wife; but we learn, from the statement of facts, that he took the woman and several…
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