This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1868 |
| Citation: | 28 Md. 327 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | "it was expressly declared that nothing therein contained should be construed to make void any parol gift of any negro or other slave, where there should be an express delivery of such slave in pursuance of such gift, and where the sole use and possession of the same should be transferred to the donee." |
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| Full name: | John S. Nickerson vs. John L. Nickerson |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |