This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1818 |
| Citation: | 5 H. & J. 99 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | |
| Short Summary: | Petition for freedom for slaves who were taken into the state from St Domingo after the insurrection. Note that the name of petitioners are never mentioned. "De Fontaine" is used as the party name (their slave holder's name) and they are only referred to as "petitioners." |
| Law type: | 0 |
| Full name: | De Fontaine v. De Fontaine |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |