This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1846 |
| Citation: | 4 Gill 38 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Arguing that the deed of trust, involving the sale of a slave, gave an undue preference to a portion of the debtor's creditors. Holding that a bill of exchange does not operate to invest the payee with the character of an asignee unless drawn on a particular fund. |
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| Full name: | Edward R. Wheeler and others, vs. Joseph Stone and others |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |