This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1863 |
| Citation: | 20 Md. 153 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Appellants arguing that money and slaves from a father to a son are per se an advancement and evidence of the donor's intent to convey a gift. The court held that unequivaocal declarations rebutting this presumption are sufficient to indicate that the donor's intent was an advancement and not a gift. |
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| Full name: | James Cecil vs. Owen Cecil, et al. |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |