This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1856 |
| Citation: | 10 Md. 322 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Louisa Bell |
| Short Summary: | Payment of damages for a first petition of freedom. Interpreting the act of 1796 providing that all reasonable damages and expenses must be paid off before the second filing. Concluding that counsel fees are not included in expenses. |
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| Full name: | Negroes Louisa Bell and others, vs. Luther D. Jones |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |