This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1798 |
| Citation: | 4 H. & McH. 210 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Charles Mahoney, Nelly, Joice |
| Short Summary: | Petition for freedom on account of being descended from a white woman. Holding that only Africans can be held as slaves but since there is no evidence that the petitioner's mother came from England, the petitioner is not entitled to freedom. |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | Mahoney vs. Ashton |
| Court: | General Court of Maryland |