This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1820 |
| Citation: | 5 H. & J. 51 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Violet |
| Short Summary: | Holding that inventory and a will was not competent evidence for manumission as well as hearsay evidence of the sale of a slave and the general reputation of a petitioner. |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | Walkup vs. Pratt |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |