This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1853 |
| Citation: | 5 Md. 306 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Hess |
| Short Summary: | Ruling that only an election, rather than holding slaves in possession, could prove freedom. |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | Jane M. Marriott vs. Sam Badger, a Negro |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |