Mahoney v. Ashton, 1797
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This case is about slaves or slavery.

Year: 1797
Citation: 4 H. & McH. 63
Jurisdiction: Maryland
People: Charles, Ann, Sue, David, Frank, Jack, Tom
Short Summary: Petition claiming to be decendended from a free woman named Ann Joice. The Court overruling an objection as to the deposition to be read into evidence and further sustaining an objecting to an opinion of freedom, holding that only facts could be used as testimonial evidence.
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Full name: Mahoney vs. Ashton
Court: General Court of Maryland

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