Forbes v. Dunham

Jul 1, 1859
Reporters:
Before:
Bell
Bell, J.

There is nothing in this case to distinguish it ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍from that of De Blane v. Lynch & Co., 23 Texas Rep. 25. In that case, it was held, that cotton ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍grown upon land which was the separate property of the wife, and by the labor of slaves, also the ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍separate property of the wife, was, nevertheless, the common property of both husband and wife. Upon the authority of ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍the case of De Blane v. Lynch & Co., the judgment of the court below, in this case, will be ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍reversed, and the cause remanded for another trial.

Reversed and remanded.