This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1845 |
| Citation: | 3 Gill 278 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Harriet, Washington |
| Short Summary: | Concluding that purchasing clothes for slaves and acknowledging the other party's right to sell slaves are evidence of payment of hire rather than a gift. |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | Joseph Isaac vs. Ruth Williams |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |