Vance & Bro. v. Burtis

Citations

• 39 Tex. 88

Syllabus

<p>1. The statute of the de facto government, passed during the existence of the late civil war, confiscating debts due to citizens who adhered to the United States government and requiring their payment into the Confederate treasury, is no defense to a suit by the original creditor since the overthrow of the Confederate government.</p> <p>2. Confederate money never had any legal value.*</p>