This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1830 |
| Citation: | 2 G. & J. 307 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Mortgage of personal property including slaves, horses, cattle, hogs, beds, and tobacco to secure payment. Holding that the act of the plea of limitations bars the mortage after a lasp of 12 years. This matter taking place after 16 years, the statute of limitations is dispositive and not merely an evidentiary tool. |
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| Full name: | Watkins vs. Harwood, et al. |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |