This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1853 |
| Citation: | 5 Md. 91 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Concluding that a slave can have no rights adverse to the master. This includes contract requirements between the slave and the master. |
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| Full name: | State of Maryland, use of Alex. Clements, vs. John Van Lear, Jr., and others |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |