This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1858 |
| Citation: | 12 Md. 236 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Samuel Jones |
| Short Summary: | Statute prohibiting any person from selling liquor to a slave "unless upon the written order of his or her master." Reversing the trial court's decision and concluding that the action must be made by the seller in regard to the negative possession of the order. Also concluding that a jury cannot find a law unconstitutional but may attach their own personal meanings to terms in statutes. |
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| Full name: | George E. Franklin vs. The State |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |