This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1861 |
| Citation: | 17 Md. 23 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Kitty, John, Catherine, Sarah, Charles |
| Short Summary: | Giving slaves freedom contrary to MD laws and public policy leaves this clause of the will void, as though slaves were never mentioned in the will. |
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| Full name: | Mary Cox and Rich'd T. Tubman, adms. c. t. a. of Wm. W. Cox, vs. Sarah Harris, Marbury Harris and Sam'l N. Cox |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |