This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1806 |
| Citation: | 2 H. & J. 461 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Admission of parol evidence in order to prove the terms of a contract. This included orders from the defendant to build a dwelling-house and take slaves to prepare logs at the mill. The lower court held that parol evidence is only admissible to prove ambiguous terms, not to prove supplemental agreements. The court reveresed the lower court's opinion, with no explanation listed. |
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| Full name: | Morrison vs. Galloway |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |