Will Jones v. Marguerite Jones’s Empirical Analysis
234 U.S. 615 · 1914
Citation profile
16 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 21 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently August 1974
16 state decisions
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Relationships
Relies on Cope v. Cope · Boswell Blythe v. Florence Hinckley · Lessee of Mordecai v. Peter M'Cartee · Williams v. Kimball
Most-quoted passages
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““They cannot take property by descent or purchase, and all they find and all they hold belongs to the master. They cannot make lawful contracts, and they are deprived of civil rights. They are assets in the hands of executors for the payment of debts. 2 Kent, Com. (11th Ed.) 278—253. Jackson ex dem. People v. Lervey, 5 Cow. 397 . Therefore, were not within the meaning and effect of the statutes of descent, and no descent from or through a slave was possible except as provided by some special statute. The rule was the same as to aliens and illegitimates.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“is not a natural or absolute right, but the creation of statute law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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