This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1799 |
| Citation: | 4 H. & McH. 418 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | David |
| Short Summary: | Ruling that a slave is free whereupon he is hired to a state (here, Pennsylvania) where slavery is abolished. |
| Law type: | 0 |
| Full name: | Negro David vs. Porter |
| Court: | General Court of Maryland |