This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1861 |
| Citation: | 57 Va. 139 |
| Jurisdiction: | SC of Appeals VA |
| People: | |
| Short Summary: | Wise was the governor of VA. Baker let his vessel depart from a State without being inspection that's required by "Act March 17, 1856," entitled: "An act providing additional protection for slave property, and authorizing searching of vessels about to sail." |
| Law type: | ? |
| Full name: | Baker v. Wise, Governor |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia |