This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1853 |
| Citation: | 5 Md. 18 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Plaintiff asking the court to enforce a contract by specifc performance. Defendant came into possession of the farm after his marriage and then made the contract with the plaintiff therein. Therefore, the court held that no consideration before the marriage could apply to the contract. |
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| Full name: | John T. Stoddert, Robert Bowie, and Elizabeth, his wife, vs. Wm. H. Tuck, Exc'r of R. W. Bowie, and others |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |