When Joseph Schooling died in 1831, his widow, Susana, took possession of three slaves as her dower. The petitioners, children of Schooling with a reversionary interest in the slaves, "have good reason to believe" that Susana and her new husband, William Taylor, will dispose of the slaves, or convey them away to unnamed parties. They seek an injunction against the defendants in order to protect their own interest in the slaves. In his answer, James Booth contends that he purchased one of the children of Eda, a slave whose title is currently in controversy, for $195, believing the girl to be Taylor's "absolute property."
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri
