This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1846 |
| Citation: | 4 Gill 249 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Testatrix directing slaves to be freed so long as manumission may not be prohibited by law by their age or health. Ruling that a claim of freedom can only be established by a court of law originating from the county where the petitioner resides and that a slave has a power of suit only for asserting freedom. Remanded to the lower court to determine the merits of the freedom petition |
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| Full name: | Cæsar Peters, et al., vs. John, Matthew S., and Joseph Van Lear |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |