This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1806 |
| Citation: | 2 H. & J. 359 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Little Robin, Elizabeth Shorter, Mary, Jane, and Martha. |
| Short Summary: | Petitioner claiming that they were the children of white woman. Competency of evidence from a witness who did not know from her own knowledge but who found out from another party. The lower court held that this evidence was inadmissible and ruled in favor of the defendant. On appeal the judgement was reversed with no explanation. |
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| Full name: | Shorter vs. Boswell |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |