This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1853 |
| Citation: | 4 Md. 459 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Specific Performance to eliminate one-third of the value of the slave in sale for favors in the buyer's will. Due to the strict nature of disposal of property in will and the lack of evidence via the statutue of fraud, the court did not grant relief to the seller. |
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| Full name: | John Mundorff, and Mary, his wife, vs. Elbridge G. Kilbourn and Benj. Howard |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |