DIAMOND TEETH
Creditors of Robert Ashby, a negro, of Buffalo, United States, sued him for possession of two diamond-studded front teeth. Ashby contended that his teeth were part of his body, and could not be seized for debt. The judge upheld him.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22985, 14 September 1936, Page 12
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42DIAMOND TEETH Otago Daily Times, Issue 22985, 14 September 1936, Page 12
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