This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1801 |
| Citation: | 1 H. & J. 131 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Simon |
| Short Summary: | The plainttiff built the defendant's house with the assistance of a slave. The parties agreed to give payment in parts, the first being 200 dollars after raising the house. After the plaintiff hired workmen to work on the house and stopped working after the defendant failed to make the first payment. Affirming the judgement of the lower court that a secondary contract could waive a primary. |
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| Full name: | Hannan vs. Lee |
| Court: | General Court of Maryland |