This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1849 |
| Citation: | 8 Gill 322 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Andrew Franklin |
| Short Summary: | Slave that was manumitted in 1840's suit for his services after he was held in slavery until 1846. Holding that he could not recover because a master-slave relationship implies no contract of pay. |
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| Full name: | Negro Andrew Franklin vs. Freeborn G. Waters, Exc'r of Charles Waters |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |