This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1839 |
| Citation: | 37 Va. 467 |
| Jurisdiction: | SC of Appeals VA |
| People: | Ben Ware |
| Short Summary: | Ben was a slave who was emancipated by one of his slaveholders, but then sold to pay off the debt of a previous slaveholder. |
| Law type: | Writ of habeus corpus |
| Full name: | Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia |