This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1849 |
| Citation: | 8 Gill 391 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | John |
| Short Summary: | Looking for payments to discharge the guardian's duty that's not too indefinite or vague. Holding that in order to discharge this responsibiltiy, payment must be recorded with ordinary purdence and caution. |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | Richard Barnes, and Robert Fergusson, Exc'rs of John Barnes, vs. Peter W. Crain, and Henry G. S. Key, Adm'rs of Mary C. B. Compton, and next friend of Barnes Compton |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |