This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1827 |
| Citation: | 2 H. & G. 42 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Nathaniel, Mariah, Nell |
| Short Summary: | Dispute over the competency of a certified register of wills involving a slave under seal for derivative title under will. By the act of 1798, the orphans court are to inquire and adjudicate the time and place of death of a deceased within their jurisdiction. This certification came outside the jurisdiction. Affirming the lower court's decision that a mistake in the a process's formality is not grounds for exclusion of evidence. |
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| Full name: | Raborg’s Adm'x. vs. Hammond's Adm'r. |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |